The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of cervical spine disc disease has been denied. The Board also found that the Veteran's right shoulder injury is not service-connected and remanded both issues to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence supporting a service connection for the right shoulder injury, necessitating further examination and opinion from an appropriate clinician.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disc disease, Right shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18158960
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right shoulder injury, lung condition/respiratory condition, and right side collarbone injury due to inadequate duty to assist errors. The cases are being returned for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the right shoulder injury, while remanding claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic bronchitis with COPD, and GERD.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD and right hand scar, but denied service connection for other claimed conditions including diabetes type II, erectile dysfunction, headaches, heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea, left shoulder injury, left hand injury, lower back injury, right shoulder injury, upper back injury, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions as they were duplicative of other appeals.
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