The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of left clavicle, service connection for lung and heart conditions, and TDIU are being remanded due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The claims require further development including obtaining updated VA treatment records, a new examination for the lung condition, and an opinion on whether the heart disability is caused or aggravated by service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- left clavicle fracture, lung condition (emphysema), heart condition (coronary artery disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20065123
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for a left clavicle fracture was denied. The claim for service connection for a back condition was dismissed because it was already granted. The claim for service connection for radiculopathy was remanded for further evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including a lack of records search for Agent Orange exposure in Korea and SSA disability benefits records.
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