The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right wrist disorders, and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder and traumatic brain injury due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to consider lay statements regarding the Veteran's symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist disorder, right wrist disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder and traumatic brain injury (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24070952
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left wrist disorder to obtain an addendum opinion, as the previous opinions were based on inaccurate factual premises.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left wrist disorder, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of his left wrist, as the evidence did not support a finding that he had no effective function in the hand other than what would be equally well served by an amputation stump at the site of election below the elbow with use of a suitable prosthetic appliance.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right shoulder and right wrist disorders to obtain additional medical evidence.
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