The Board has remanded the case for further development and evaluation of the veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and a neck injury. The RO must consider all relevant evidence and apply the most favorable rating criteria to determine if the veteran meets the requirements for a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board has directed the RO to address the issue of why the veteran's Global Assessment of Functioning score does not support entitlement to a total disability rating and to consider additional examinations, including a VA psychiatric examination and another VA specialist examination for hearing loss and tinnitus. The RO must also reconsider the evaluation of the veteran's service-connected residuals of a neck injury.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, neck injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0106240
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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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