The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left hand tingling and numbness, headache disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (posttraumatic stress disorder) due to secondary effects of service-connected post-operative residuals of left shoulder dislocation.,Specifically, the VA examiner was requested to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's pre-existing conditions were aggravated by his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the prior remand requests for opinions regarding aggravation and causation were not complied with, necessitating a new examination and opinion.,The VA examiner was asked to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's pre-existing conditions (left hand tingling and numbness, headache disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder) were aggravated by his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand tingling and numbness, headache disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (posttraumatic stress disorder)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19132989
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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.
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