The Board denied increased ratings for an anxiety disorder and right and left foot cold injury residuals. The Veteran appealed these denials to the Court, which granted a joint motion for remand, vacating the Board's decision as to those issues, and remanding them back to the Board.
The deciding factor: The Joint Motion for Remand required additional evidence to be considered by the AOJ before proceeding with the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, claustrophobia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1702195
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings for narcolepsy and hypertension have been dismissed. The Board has also granted service connection for claustrophobia, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the merits of various conditions have been dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election. The claims were pending before the RO pursuant to an HLR request when VA received the Veteran's appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for claustrophobia, as there was no evidence of a current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include claustrophobia and anxiety, for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed condition.
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