The Veteran's right thumb condition results in limited gripping, which is currently rated at 30%. The Board has granted this rating. However, the Veteran also seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD claimed as secondary to his right thumb condition and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his right thumb condition. These issues are remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision does not provide specific reasoning for the ratings or decisions made, focusing instead on providing context and background information.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Thumb Condition, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22033928
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis, cervical spine DDD with cervical radiculopathy, and bilateral upper extremity CTS. Service connection is denied for a right thumb condition, right shoulder strain with osteoarthritis, and left and right upper extremity neurological disorders.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for traumatic brain injury based on aggravation of a pre-existing disability, and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection of erectile dysfunction and TDIU. The effective date for service connection was set at September 25, 2024, based on when the claim was filed. For TDIU, the effective date is June 9, 2023, as that's when the Veteran could no longer maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD, is currently rated at 50 percent disabling. The Board denied the claim for an increased rating.
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