Partly granted
The appeal for an earlier effective date for PTSD was dismissed. The claims for service connection for various conditions were remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Board lacked jurisdiction over the PTSD claim due to a previous grant of benefits, and remand is necessary to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors for other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), alcohol use disorder, other specified depressive disorder, neuropathy of the left hand, neuropathy of the left arm, arthritis of the left hand, arthritis of the left arm, right shoulder disability, neck disability, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008253
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