The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The Social and Industrial Survey will also be conducted to determine the impact of these disabilities on his employability.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to inadequate reasons or bases regarding the adequacy of the June 2007 VA examination, as well as other procedural issues identified in the October 2010 Joint Motion for Partial Remand (JMR).
- Claimed conditions
- hiatal hernia, right shoulder dislocation, status post total arthroplasty, post operative bursitis, tendonitis, arthritis of the right elbow, ulnar neuropathy of the right forearm and hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2011
- Citation
- 1127683
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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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