The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for ADHD due to a duty-to-assist error in not obtaining a thorough and contemporaneous medical examination.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to decide this claim due to a lack of a medical opinion addressing a possible nexus between the Veteran's current ADHD and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24061256
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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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