The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for residuals of a left arm/shoulder disability and TDIU due to additional development being required. The Veteran's VA mental health treatment records from Jackson VAMC dated since 2013, as well as private (non-VA) treatment records from Hattiesburg Clinic dated from January 2013 to September 2014, need to be obtained.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development is needed due to the lack of certain VA and private medical records which may provide relevant information for the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm/shoulder disability, foramen mangioma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18115120
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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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