The Board has determined that a new examination is necessary to evaluate the current nature and severity of the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder. The case will be remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the medical evidence may not accurately reflect the current symptomatology due to the lack of recent VA treatment records and the veteran's testimony indicating worsening symptoms, necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2005
- Citation
- 0522715
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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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