The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for psychiatric, cervical spine, ulcer, right upper extremity (carpal tunnel syndrome), left upper extremity (carpal tunnel syndrome), right lower extremity (tarsal tunnel syndrome), and left lower extremity (tarsal tunnel syndrome) disabilities. These claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted that suggests current diagnoses or symptomatology for the claimed disabilities, necessitating further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disability, Cervical spine disability, Ulcer disability, Neurological disability of the right upper extremity (carpal tunnel syndrome), Neurological disability of the left upper extremity (carpal tunnel syndrome), Neurological disability of the right lower extremity (tarsal tunnel syndrome), Neurological disability of the left lower extremity (tarsal tunnel syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22005658
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of his psychiatric disability was the initial decision, and thus attorney fees are not eligible based on past due benefits awarded in April 2025.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent, the maximum rating available under the General Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine. The evidence does not support a higher rating as his range of motion did not meet the criteria for an increased rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's psychiatric disability is currently rated at 30 percent, which is the lowest possible rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The Board found that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating as they were intermittent and did not significantly impair his occupational or social functioning.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's motion to revise the May 2013 rating decision that denied a TDIU, finding no clear and unmistakable error.
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