Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for a substance abuse disorder and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and anxiety, based on new and relevant evidence. The claims for neuropathy of the right upper extremity were remanded.
The deciding factor: The February 2024 VA examiner's opinion was inadequate as it failed to address the Veteran's claims of post-service substance abuse problems and whether his psychiatric disabilities were aggravated by his service-connected right hand disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Substance abuse disorder, Acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and anxiety, Neuropathy of the right upper extremity (right hand and arm)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25010168
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