The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left shoulder, right wrist, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including insomnia) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The AOJ is required to obtain adequate VA medical opinions on these issues.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were inadequate VA medical opinions before the AOJ at the time of the March 2022 rating decision, leading to a remand for further development and consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Right Wrist Sprain, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (Insomnia and Schizoaffective Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2023
- Citation
- A23031304
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective June 8, 2023, due to his service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder.,The Veteran is also entitled to SMC based on housebound from June 8, 2023, as he has a single service-connected disability rated at 100% and additional disabilities independently ratable above 60%.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for obstructive sleep apnea, right ankle sprain, and right wrist sprain as further development is needed.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating higher than 30 percent for adjustment disorder with depressed mood and remanded the claims for left and right shoulder impingement syndrome.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an increased initial rating for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and remanded claims for increased ratings for bilateral shoulder impingement syndrome.
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