The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, Raynaud's phenomenon, and assignment of an effective date earlier than April 28, 2016 for assignment of a 30 percent evaluation for migraines due to incomplete records and need for further medical examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s service treatment records and military personnel records are potentially relevant to his claims and should be obtained. Additionally, a VA examination is needed to assess the nature and etiology of Raynaud's phenomenon.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder (including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression), Raynaud’s phenomenon
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19135033
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for Raynaud’s phenomenon and her initial rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with insomnia (claimed as insomnia) have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show symptoms more nearly approximating those associated with higher ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for Raynaud’s phenomenon and adjustment disorder with insomnia are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his VA treatment records.
- Denied
The Veteran's sleep disorder (insomnia) is granted as secondary to his service-connected sinusitis and allergic rhinitis. His diabetes mellitus, skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma), and Raynaud’s phenomenon of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are all denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's germ cell cancer in remission is granted. The claims for sensory neuropathy, hypercholesterolemia, high blood pressure, hearing loss, tinnitus and Raynaud’s phenomenon are remanded due to lack of current diagnoses. The claim for PTSD is also remanded.
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