The Board has remanded the case for further evaluation due to insufficient evidence and needs additional medical examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided were not sufficient to determine if a higher rating is warranted based on current symptoms and limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Degenerative Joint Disease, Impairment of Right Thigh, Impairment of Left Thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20056482
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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
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- Denied
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