The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her left shoulder disability and scar are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to comply with VA's duty to assist by obtaining missing medical records and scheduling an updated VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left (minor) shoulder disability, left (minor) shoulder arthroscopy scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18100470
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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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