The Board has withdrawn the claims of service connection for trench foot and trench mouth, as well as remanded the claim for a respiratory disorder. The psychiatric claim is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding these issues, leaving only the respiratory disorder claim to be addressed by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- Trench Foot, Trench Mouth, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD), Respiratory Disorder (residuals of chronic pneumonia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19186818
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as correctable evidence was not obtained and VA examinations were inadequate.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining relevant records and scheduling VA examinations.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (gunshot wounds, diabetes, and Fragile X Syndrome) rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board denied entitlement to service connection for Parkinson's Disease and PTSD due to lack of diagnosis and found that the Veteran was already receiving a combined disability rating of 90%.
- Granted
For the period prior to August 29, 2013, the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was rated at 30 percent. For the period from August 29, 2013, it has been rated at 50 percent.
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