The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left hip disability, right knee disability, and right shoulder disorder. The remand includes obtaining service personnel records, additional medical opinions, and a VA examination to assess the Veteran's current condition.
The deciding factor: The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court) vacated the Board decision due to failure to obtain the Veteran’s service personnel records and inadequate detail in the September 2015 VA examination. The JMR also directed additional medical opinions on right knee disability prior to July 7, 2003 and whether a current right shoulder disorder is aggravated by the service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, left hip disability, right knee disability, right shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20034909
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on the merits are being remanded due to new evidence and development needs. The maximum disability rating for tinnitus has already been assigned.
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