The Board has remanded the cases for further development and readjudication due to outstanding medical records not being associated with the claims file.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded by the Board in December 2018, but there were no responses from the Veteran regarding his treatment records. The VA needs to obtain these records and provide an addendum opinion if necessary.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder limitation of motion, Injury to Muscle Group IV for the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20053543
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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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