The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right shoulder scars and SMC for loss of use of her right arm is remanded. The extension beyond December 1, 2016, of a total disability rating for convalescence following surgery related to service-connected residuals of right humeral joint injury remains denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims require additional medical examination and opinion regarding the severity of her scars and loss of use of her arm. The extension claim is remanded as well due to lack of evidence supporting the need for convalescence beyond December 1, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right humeral joint injury, right shoulder scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183409
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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.
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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