The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder arthritis. Service connection is remanded for an acquired psychiatric disorder and eye condition.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on continuity of symptomatology since service, while the issues of service connection for PTSD and eye condition require further investigation and medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder arthritis, Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20003453
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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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, an increased rating for isolated systolic hypertension, and remanded the claims for increased ratings for shoulder arthritis and service connection for squamous skin cancer.
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