The Board remands the issues of increased ratings and TDIU for further development and readjudication.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to comply with 38 C.F.R. § 19.31 by not issuing a new SSOC after receiving additional relevant evidence, necessitating a remand to ensure due process.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent dislocation of the right shoulder, infrequent dislocation of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25002181
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and requests that VA determine whether the Veteran may be entitled to compensation for his symptoms of radiating pain and numbness in his right arm.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include recurrent dislocation of the right shoulder and anxiety, render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board finds that she meets the requirements for consideration of an extra-schedular TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for consideration of an increased evaluation for service-connected recurrent dislocation of the right and left shoulders, due to potential exceptional or unusual disability picture warranting referral for extraschedular consideration.
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