The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining medical opinions to determine the severity of his service-connected conditions and their etiology.
The deciding factor: The case was returned to the AOJ due to the need for further examination and evaluation as requested by the Board in its previous decision.
- Claimed conditions
- status post dislocation left shoulder, fracture of right clavicle, right hip injury with degenerative joint disease sacroiliac joint and pubic symphysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1516742
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule VA examinations and obtain additional medical records. The issues of entitlement to initial compensable ratings for service-connected shoulder, clavicle, and hip conditions are pending.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of fracture of the right clavicle are currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available under DC 5203. The disability has been granted but no higher due to lack of evidence showing dislocation or nonunion with loose movement.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for his right knee, left index finger, and right clavicle disabilities. The RO assigned non-compensable disability evaluations to each of these conditions.
- 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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