The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for initial disability ratings for right shoulder injury residuals due to inadequate compliance with prior Board remand directives. The VA examiner is required to provide retrospective opinions on the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder injury residuals throughout the appeal period, including range of motion measurements and functional impairment during flare-ups or after repeated use over time.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to inadequate compliance with prior Board remand directives regarding the provision of retrospective opinions on the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder injury residuals throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22013574
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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.
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