The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate examination and missing treatment records. The Veteran's right shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent, effective from June 26, 2009.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner could not provide a clear opinion on the functional limitations without more information, leading to remand for additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Clavicle Fracture, Rotator Cuff Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18101214
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted. The right clavicle fracture, right clavicle scar, left knee strain and joint osteoarthritis, and arterioslerotic heart disease are all found to be related to service. A rating of 30 percent has been assigned for bilateral hearing loss from October 28, 2019 through February 5, 2023.
- Denied
The Veteran's right shoulder disability, characterized by impingement syndrome and rotator cuff strain, has not resulted in arm motion limited to midway between the side and shoulder level. As such, a higher rating is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his right shoulder disability was denied as the evidence did not show that his range of motion had been limited to midway between the side and shoulder level, which would warrant a 30% rating under DC 5201. The current 20% rating is maintained.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disorder is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted. The appeal for TDIU is remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran has been unemployed due to his service-connected disability.
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