The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and stressor. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD and bilateral CTS, but the VA needs to obtain clarifying medical opinions on whether her reported stressors are adequate to support a diagnosis of PTSD and if her current symptoms are related to her in-service experiences.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and stressor. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD and bilateral CTS, but the VA needs to obtain clarifying medical opinions on whether her reported stressors are adequate to support a diagnosis of PTSD and if her current symptoms are related to her in-service experiences.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22011845
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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
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