The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development, including obtaining additional records and scheduling a VA psychiatric and orthopedic examination.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as per the VCAA (Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000) guidelines.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0512168
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is reasonably attributable to service and granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is reasonably attributable to service and has granted service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development of evidence to determine the current status and etiology of the veteran's claimed disabilities, including hearing loss, malaria residuals, cold injury to the feet, PTSD, back disorder, knee disorders, respiratory disorder, and diabetes mellitus.
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