The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding service connection and a VA examination to assess the current severity of PTSD. The Veteran's claims are not decided at this time.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations and opinions related to service connection and the increased rating for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- coccidiomycosis, pain in both hands and fingers
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2024
- Citation
- 24010130
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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 an effective date of December 7, 2015 for the award of service connection for sleep apnea. The Veteran's symptoms were present prior to the March 2017 sleep study that confirmed the diagnosis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for coccidiomycosis, mini-strokes secondary to coccidiomycosis, and meningitis secondary to coccidiomycosis. The case is remanded for further development including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling examinations.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of coccidiomycosis have been granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent, effective June 5, 2006. The claim for left ulnar nerve neuropathy was also granted with an effective date of January 18, 2012.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and a need for further medical examination regarding the Veteran's lung condition, which may be related to his service in Vietnam.
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