The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a new VA examination to address the Veteran's right shoulder disability. The appeal is currently in a pending status.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly about service connection but rather about rating and requires further evidence and evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured right clavicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1717262
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for DIC and Chapter 35 DEA benefits, finding no legal entitlement to such earlier dates.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for residuals of a fractured right clavicle is remanded due to the need for further examination and assessment.
- Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder disability, specifically the residuals of a fractured right clavicle, is rated at 20% prior to July 27, 2017. Beginning on that date, the rating has been increased to 30%. The increase in rating is based on current findings indicating limitation of motion at approximately midway between side and shoulder level.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for residuals of VA treatment of a fractured right clavicle in July 2002 and July 2003 was denied as there was no evidence that the carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on VA's part caused his additional disability. The Veteran's claim for TDIU was also denied.
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