The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a VA joints/muscle examination. The issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder degenerative joint disease, and entitlement to TDIU prior to October 19, 2016, are also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a VA joints/muscle examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease, left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18157849
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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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