The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for cervical spine, right knee, and right wrist disabilities and for acquired psychiatric and migraine disorders due to new and material evidence. The claims are being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence provided by the veteran and her private physician is sufficient to raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, necessitating further development before a decision can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability, Right knee disability, Acquired psychiatric disorder, Migraine disorder, Right arm and/or wrist disability, Lumbar spine disability, Fibromyalgia, Sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24004945
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 chronic headaches, CFS, dermatosis, bilateral RLS, a lumbar spine disability, and sleep apnea but denied a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding a causal relationship between the condition and an in-service incident of military sexual trauma (MST).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a low back disability, residuals of a right foot injury, sinusitis, shortness of breath, allergic rhinitis, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Denied
The veteran's bad conduct discharge precludes eligibility for VA benefits, including compensation and healthcare.
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