The Board has granted service connection for ADHD and remanded the remaining issues of increased ratings for GERD with IBS, rhinitis, and anxiety disorder with bruxism. The Veteran is to be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the current nature and severity of his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was at least a 50% probability that the Veteran's ADHD began in or is related to service and has continued since, but remanded other issues due to lack of recent medical examination and treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Chronic Sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Bruxism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19160704
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 allergic rhinitis is currently rated as 10 percent disabling prior to September 16, 2024 and noncompensable thereafter. The Board found the evidence against finding that his condition met the criteria for a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, panic disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and ADHD, finding that these conditions had onset during his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there are duty-to-assist errors in the rating decisions and remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with PDD and ADHD, TDIU and SMC, and service connection for COPD to include as secondary to latent tuberculosis.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for allergic rhinitis was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 6522.
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