The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims for additional development due to the lack of certain VA treatment records, specifically physical therapy notes from August 24, 2015.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to obtain the requested physical therapy records and did not provide an explanation for their unavailability.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of motion of the neck, limitation of motion of the right shoulder, limitation of motion of the right elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19104478
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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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- Granted
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