The Board remands the claims for a higher disability rating and TDIU due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional development is necessary before adjudicating the claims on the merits, as there are outstanding VA treatment records that must be obtained and a new VA examination is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right shoulder strain with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003240
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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