The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and PTSD must be remanded to obtain additional information from his personnel file, verify any claimed stressors or helicopter crash landing, and schedule him for VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence regarding whether the veteran engaged in combat with the enemy during his tour of duty in Vietnam, which is necessary to establish service connection for PTSD. The veteran's claims must be remanded to obtain this information.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0117503
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- 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.
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