The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain missing service treatment records and other relevant evidence. The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right arm disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, are being remanded.
The deciding factor: Additional development of the evidence is required due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's statements regarding his military service and potential missing STRs.
- Claimed conditions
- right arm disorder (claimed as nerve damage), acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1014907
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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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