The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a psychiatric disability and neurological conditions, due to missing service records.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need to obtain additional service records from the Army Reserve.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Recurrent cervical spine disability to include injury residuals and spondylosis, Recurrent right upper extremity neurological disability to include neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome, Recurrent left upper extremity neurological disability to include neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome, Recurrent right lower extremity neurological disability to include neuropathy, Recurrent left lower extremity neurological disability to include neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25040705
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Decisions by this judge: 918 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (o) rate and SMC at the (r)(2) rate, effective January 19, 2025. The decision finds that the Veteran's service-connected conditions warrant these awards due to his need for aid and attendance.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has identified a contradiction in the AOJ's determinations regarding the Veteran's need for aid and assistance, which requires clarification. The remanded issues are entitlement to SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another and on the basis of statutory housebound status.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased rating and earlier effective date for PTSD have been dismissed due to her withdrawal of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for a right knee scar secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability status post knee replacement. However, the rating for PTSD remains at 30 percent and needs to be re-adjudicated due to a failure to obtain private mental health treatment records.
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