The Veteran is seeking service connection for a left foot disability, dental trauma, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (insomnia, depression, anxiety, PTSD). He also seeks increased ratings for his lower back and right shoulder disabilities. Additionally, he requests TDIU.,The Veteran has filed a claim for service connection due to a dental trauma in service. The VA treatment records from the Perkins Dental Clinic and Dr. Kim's office have not been obtained yet.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (insomnia, depression, anxiety, PTSD). He also seeks increased ratings for his lower back and right shoulder disabilities. Additionally, he requests TDIU.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for a neck disability. The VA treatment records from Dr. Kim have not been obtained yet.,The Veteran is seeking an increased rating for his lower back disability. An additional examination is needed to determine the extent of pain and loss of function during motion.,The Veteran is seeking an increased rating for his right shoulder disability. An additional examination is needed to determine the extent of pain and loss of function during motion. The examiner should also consider whether there are any flare-ups that cause additional functional loss.,The Veteran is seeking TDIU. He has not provided updated information on his employment status since the last VA adjudication.
The deciding factor: The appeal contains claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU based on various conditions including a left foot disability, dental trauma, an acquired psychiatric disorder (insomnia, depression, anxiety, PTSD), and a neck disability. The Veteran has not provided updated information on his employment status since the last VA adjudication.,The Veteran's claim for service connection due to a dental trauma in service is incomplete as the treatment records from the Perkins Dental Clinic and Dr. Kim's office have not been obtained yet.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (insomnia, depression, anxiety, PTSD) is incomplete as the VA treatment records from the Perkins Dental Clinic and Dr. Kim's office have not been obtained yet.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability is incomplete as the VA treatment records from Dr. Kim have not been obtained yet.,The Veteran's claim for increased rating of his lower back disability requires an additional examination to determine the extent of pain and loss of function during motion, including whether there are any flare-ups that cause additional functional loss.,The Veteran's claim for increased rating of his right shoulder disability requires an additional examination to determine the extent of pain and loss of function during motion. The examiner should also consider whether there are any flare-ups that cause additional functional loss.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is incomplete as he has not provided updated information on his employment status since the last VA adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (insomnia, depression, anxiety, PTSD), neck disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1735286
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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 Board has granted service connection for neck and back disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.
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