The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting further examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected PTSD with panic disorder, agoraphobia, and generalized anxiety, as well as his right and left knee disorders.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence and examination are needed to fully evaluate the veteran's claims due to incomplete medical records and potential changes in disability status.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0005974
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and panic disorder, finding the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial evaluation of 50 percent for PTSD and panic disorder, as the Veteran's symptoms caused occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including GAD, MDD, unspecified depressive disorder, and panic disorder.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, identified as GAD, MDD, panic disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. A 50 percent initial rating was granted for TMJ disorder.
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