The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left shoulder disorders, a back disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD due to missing SSA records and outstanding VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was granted Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits based on his shoulder and back problems. The Board requires that the AOJ obtain these SSA records as well as any other outstanding VA and private treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19123677
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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