The veteran's appeal includes requests for increased ratings for PTSD and a laceration scar. The case is being remanded to the RO so that he may be scheduled for a Travel Board hearing, and also because there are issues regarding service connection for shoulder problems (tendonitis) which have not been addressed yet.
The deciding factor: The veteran has requested an increased rating for PTSD and a laceration scar. Additionally, his September 1999 statement indicates disagreement with the denial of service connection for right supraspinous tendonitis (claimed as shoulder condition). The RO is required to address these issues in their decision.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), laceration scar, right middle leg, antero-medial aspect
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0104150
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder with social anxiety disorder and PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to be readjudicated on the merits due to new and relevant evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to or caused by the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
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