The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to assess the current severity of the Veteran's right shoulder disability and to determine an appropriate effective date for his service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right shoulder disability requires further examination to determine its current severity, as well as clarification on when he should have been granted a 30 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, Ruptured right biceps muscle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19191775
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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
The Veteran was granted a TDIU for the period from July 1, 2016, to June 25, 2017, and beginning June 26, 2017, due to his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD) status post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
- Granted
The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's degenerative spondylosis at L5-S1, left and right shoulder disabilities, left and right knee disabilities, and depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted increased ratings of 40 percent for the right shoulder disability and 30 percent for the left shoulder disability, subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's low back disability and denied TDIU. The low back disability is currently rated at 20 percent, with combined ratings of other service-connected conditions totaling 90 percent.
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