The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to TDIU prior to June 27, 2016. The Veteran's service-connected back and shoulder disabilities are likely precluding him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected back and shoulder disabilities have caused significant functional impairment during flare-ups, raising the possibility of unemployability due to these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- disc protrusion, right shoulder bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22072190
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for revising the May 2013 rating decision regarding initial, 10 percent disability ratings for left and right shoulder disabilities due to CUE is dismissed because it is legally precluded by the doctrine of res judicata.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder and left shoulder disorders, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left shoulder disabilities were denied because she failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
- Granted
The Veteran's back disability, including IVDS, spondylosis, degenerative disc disease, and disc protrusion, is deemed to have been caused by his service. As a result, the claim for these conditions has been granted.
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