The veteran's claim for a higher evaluation of an original award is being remanded due to conflicting medical evidence and the need for clarification regarding his employability.
The deciding factor: Conflicting medical evidence raises questions about the nature and severity of the service-connected psychiatric disability, necessitating further examination to determine its impact on employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Emotional Features, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0004409
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle strain and instability, but denied service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, left foot, and right foot disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent prior to October 28, 2014, and in excess of 70 percent from October 28, 2014, to September 11, 2019, for the Veteran's major depressive disorder with eating disorder and PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including Major Depressive Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder due to Military Sexual Trauma (MST), are related to service. Service connection is granted.
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