The appeal for service connection for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right calf strain, right thumb pain, and tinnitus is dismissed due to untimeliness. The issue of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the current diagnosis of other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and its potential relation to the Veteran's active service, specifically an intercontinental ballistic missile attack in Iraq.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25031468
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, previously claimed as PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 30 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, due to a conceded in-service assault.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, left shoulder bicipital tendon tear, hypogonadism, erectile dysfunction, and left carpal tunnel syndrome. The claims for increased ratings for lumbar spondylosis with facet arthropathy and lumbosacral strain, right hip strain with osteoarthritis, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, left and right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (to include iliotibial band syndrome), and chronic right wrist sprain were denied. The Board also granted an effective date of July 7, 2023 for the award of increased ratings.
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