The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to obtain additional treatment records from private providers and provide the Veteran with a new VA examination before deciding on his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic arthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2011
- Citation
- 1105487
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and an increased rating for post traumatic arthritis of the left shoulder have been granted. The claim for TDIU is remanded.
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- Denied
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