The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and records, including a right shoulder x-ray report from August 2006.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that an additional examination is necessary to determine the current nature and severity of the Veteran's right shoulder capsulitis and complex regional pain syndrome disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder capsulitis, right upper extremity complex regional pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1107776
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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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