The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate examinations and failure to address additional symptoms.
The deciding factor: Inadequate examinations necessitate a remand, as the Board must consider additional symptoms of anxiety and depression associated with the Veteran's disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right elbow disability due to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Right wrist limitation of motion due to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Left wrist limitation of motion due to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Right hip and thigh disability due to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Left ankle tendinitis, Acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to disabilities the subject of appeal
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25004665
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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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- Granted
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