The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination, and adjudicating the claims of service connection for a rib disability other than rib resection of the 10th posterior rib (to include additional rib removal) and a psychiatric disability (to include PTSD).
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded to allow for further development as requested by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- pleural cavity injury, brachial plexus injury, rib resection of the 10th posterior rib, anterior chest wall scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1550573
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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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