The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to insufficient evidence, including a lack of recent VA treatment records and an updated examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for more contemporaneous evidence reflecting the current severity of the Veteran's right shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder rotator cuff tear, Right shoulder labral tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23058134
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's SMC based on need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status is denied as his service-connected disabilities did not render him so helpless that he needed regular aid and attendance. The criteria for SMC at the housebound rate have also not been met.
- Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder rotator cuff tear is granted as service connected, with the Board finding a causal link between his in-service injury and current symptoms.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as adjustment and other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorders. The initial evaluations for right shoulder labral tear, right ankle sprain, left ankle sprain, right hip strain with limitation of flexion, right hip strain with limitation of extension, right hip strain with impairment of thigh, and allergic rhinitis were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his cervical spine and right shoulder disabilities, as well as an earlier effective date for TDIU benefits.
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