The Board has remanded the case for a personal hearing before a member of the Board at the RO. The veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD is pending.
The deciding factor: The case was previously remanded by the Board and requires further action, specifically scheduling a personal hearing before a member of the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0017939
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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
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