The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining his VA treatment records and providing him with a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed left shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has reported receiving recent treatment at the San Juan VAMC, which needs to be obtained. Additionally, he should be provided with a VA examination for his left shoulder condition.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder (including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression), prostate cancer, status post prostatectomy, sleep disability, left shoulder disability, skin disability (claimed as a rash and allergy)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1312526
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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 migraine headaches are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches.
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