The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left shoulder injury with arthritis and neck pain, as well as headaches, are now pending.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to outstanding medical records and the need for further examination of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder injury with arthritis, neck pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1203087
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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