Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a traumatic brain injury, bilateral hand degenerative arthritis, a bilateral foot condition, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to allow for further development of evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations are found to be inadequate as they did not consider all relevant evidence of record including the treatment note from March 2021 that shows that the Veteran suffers from traumatic arthritis in his bilateral feet. Additionally, a remand is required due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Bilateral hand degenerative arthritis, Bilateral foot condition, to include degenerative and traumatic arthritis, Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011599
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