The Veteran's Raynaud's Syndrome has worsened, and a new examination is needed to determine the current severity of his condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified that his disability had worsened, experiencing characteristic attacks anywhere from a few times a week to a few times a day, depending on the weather.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud's Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005260
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, but dismissed the appeals for Raynaud's Syndrome, insomnia, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder due to untimeliness of the notice of disagreement.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected Raynaud's Syndrome was granted a rating of 40 percent, as the evidence showed characteristic attacks occurring at least daily.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Raynaud's Syndrome as it was not established that the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, or complications thereof, caused or aggravated his Raynaud's Syndrome.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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