The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder with PTSD, left shoulder injury, and left humerus disability are all rated at the maximum allowable levels. The Board has found that there is a need for further examination to assess the current severity of these conditions due to their worsening since last examined.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified about her disabilities worsening since the last VA examinations, necessitating further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), residuals left shoulder injury, status-post surgical repair and Latarjet procedure (non-dominant) to include chronic pain, impairment of the left humerus (non-dominant)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22004673
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the left ankle arthritis with pain, and an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the depressive disorder with PTSD. The claims for service connection for a low back disability, right lower extremity neurological disability, and left lower extremity neurological disability were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for depressive disorder with PTSD prior to March 22, 2019, but denied a higher rating from that date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected left shoulder and left humerus disabilities due to inadequate medical evidence regarding functional loss caused by pain.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain the Veteran's private treatment records and to schedule him for a DRO hearing. The claims are being remanded.
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