The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for shoulder disorder, keloid scarring, and unspecified depressive disorder with insomnia due to potential service connection issues. The AOJ must provide a new examination and consider all relevant evidence before making a decision.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded as there is insufficient information regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's shoulder condition, keloid scarring, and depressive disorder with insomnia.
- Claimed conditions
- shoulder disorder, keloid scarring
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20033250
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for a neck condition and shoulder disorder were withdrawn by the Veteran, thus they are dismissed. The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for costochondritis is remanded for further development.
- Denied
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