The Board has withdrawn appeals for a right hand disability and bilateral hearing loss. The claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, but the claims for CFS, fibromyalgia, IBS, and a skin condition are remanded due to lack of current evidence.
The deciding factor: The appellant withdrew his appeal regarding entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for a right hand disability and entitlement to a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss. The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but the claims for CFS, fibromyalgia, IBS, and a skin condition are remanded due to lack of current evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hand Disability, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder), CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), Fibromyalgia, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), Skin Condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24004963
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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.
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