The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of fractured left clavicle with left shoulder strain and total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis for further development.
The deciding factor: The RO was not able to obtain all necessary medical records and did not provide the Veteran with a VA examination, which are required for proper adjudication of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of fractured left clavicle with left shoulder strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20064037
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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