The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's disabilities and their impact on his employment.
- Claimed conditions
- right acromioclavicular joint separation, left ankle avulsion fracture with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18150470
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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 service-connected disabilities, including lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease and related radiculopathies, bladder incontinence, bowel incontinence, right acromioclavicular joint separation, and depressive disorder, have resulted in the need for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate since April 20, 2006.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for VR&E services, including education in Eastern Medicine, is remanded due to the need for further development and a new vocational rehabilitation evaluation considering all of the evidence of record.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for shoulder conditions, including a left shoulder strain and right acromioclavicular joint separation, as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability. The case is being sent back for further examination.
- Denied
The Veteran's left ankle disability, which includes a residual avulsion fracture with degenerative joint disease, does not result in any limitation of range of motion or pain on motion. As such, the criteria for an initial compensable rating have not been met.
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