The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected osteoarthritis of the left acromioclavicular joint and any necessary diagnostic testing.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required due to the complexity of the Veteran's symptoms and the need for further medical evaluation and studies.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the left acromioclavicular joint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2013
- Citation
- 1311357
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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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