The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for a left shoulder disability and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) for further development.
The deciding factor: Further medical development is still required as the agency of original jurisdiction did not substantially comply with the May 2021 Board directives.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062279
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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