The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for tinnitus and increased evaluations for left shoulder disorders. Effective dates are denied as there is no evidence of a factually ascertainable increase in disability within the one-year period prior to October 1, 2015.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence showing an increase in disability during the year preceding the date of receipt of the claim for increased evaluations and effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Scar, Left Shoulder Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19163359
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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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