The Board has affirmed the denial of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The case was remanded due to the veteran's combat status and the need to verify specific stressors.
The deciding factor: Combat status was established by the Secretary's concession and Court's decision, but the specific inservice stressors were not verified.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0422580
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a video conference hearing. The appeal is not ready for appellate review until this additional development is completed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing service medical records and incomplete examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verification of stressor events and a psychiatric examination to determine if the veteran's current psychiatric disorder is related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims can be fully adjudicated, including obtaining service personnel records and verifying stressors for PTSD, as well as arranging for VA examinations to assess the veteran's psychiatric disability and bilateral knee disabilities.
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