The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for Raynaud's Phenomena of the right upper extremity and entitlement to TDIU is granted. The AOJ must correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the rating decisions on appeal by obtaining relevant outstanding treatment records.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not obtain all relevant treatment records, including those from Dr. Martorell in Davenport, Florida, and non-VA treatment records from Advent Health in Daytona Beach, Florida.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud's Phenomena of the right upper extremity, right arm radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26039001
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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