The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including right shoulder, elbow, and cervical spine disabilities. The issues of reopening the right shoulder claim and service connection for right elbow and cervical spine disabilities are also being remanded due to VA's failure to obtain certain treatment records and provide appropriate examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development was needed to ensure compliance with the Court’s order granting a Joint Motion to Remand, including obtaining missing VA treatment records and scheduling new VA examinations for the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disability, Right Elbow Disability, Cervical Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178636
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70% rating for PTSD from November 25, 2015 to August 12, 2024 and a 40% rating for the right shoulder disability. It also granted 10% ratings for both feet and 20% ratings for knee patellofemoral pain syndromes.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The character of the appellant's uncharacterized discharge is not a bar to the receipt of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits; to this extent only, the claim is granted.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including PTSD, IBS, cardiac arrhythmia, CFS, chronic headaches, chronic sinusitis, dyspnea, and fibromyalgia. The claim for bilateral pes planus was remanded.
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