The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly evaluate the Veteran's claims, including for an increased rating for costochondritis and service connection for sleep disorder and shoulder impingement syndrome. The Veteran will be provided with a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received after the last statement of the case and the Veteran contends his symptoms have worsened since the last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- costochondritis, residuals of third right rib fracture, breathing-related sleep disorder, right shoulder impingement syndrome with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22029728
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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
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Denied
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