The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left clavicle condition and trauma and stressor disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Pre-decisional duty to assist errors necessitate a new examination and review of private treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis with left clavicle callous, left clavicle condition (broken and surgically repaired), trauma and stressor disorder (other specified trauma and stressor related disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048280
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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