The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of TBI residuals due to additional development being necessary. The issues are related to right shoulder pain and TBI residuals.
The deciding factor: Additional medical clarification is needed regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed disability manifested by right shoulder pain, including whether fibromyalgia is at least as likely as not (at least an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence) due to service or related to a service-connected injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder pain, Fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23046865
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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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