The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: Errors in obtaining the Veteran's complete military personnel and service treatment records, as well as VA and private treatment records, have been identified.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Headaches, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Alcohol Use Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, Insomnia, Sleep Apnea, Sinusitis, Vertigo, Neck Pain and Stiffness, Low Back Pain, Left Hand/Finger Disability, Right Hand/Finger Disability, Left Wrist Disability, Right Wrist Disability, Left Knee Disability, Right Knee Disability, Left Lower Extremity Shin Splints, Right Lower Extremity Shin Splints, Left Ankle Disability, Right Ankle Disability, Bilateral Pes Planus, Skin Rash, to include Eczema, Scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24079053
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The claims for urinary frequency disability and residuals of a cholecystectomy were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a disability rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, effective October 24, 2017. The Board also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for asbestosis, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rhinitis, sinusitis, and asthma. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was also denied a compensable rating.
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