The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need to adjudicate his increased rating claims and complete additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether his service-connected disabilities render him unemployable.
The deciding factor: The decision cannot be finalized without resolving the increased rating issues and completing further development as requested by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- neck contusion with residual tardy left ulnar nerve, left acromioclavicular joint arthritis, cervical spine stenosis C5-6 and C6-7
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2013
- Citation
- 1336262
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for right acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, finding that his current disability is related to wear and tear from wearing heavy armor in service.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left acromioclavicular joint arthritis, status post Mumford surgery with scar, finding that the Veteran's shoulder motion is not limited to 25 degrees from the side.
- Denied
The Veteran's left shoulder disability is not service-connected, but his headaches are rated at 30%.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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