The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the veteran's claimed stressors for PTSD and to determine if he was exposed to asbestos. The case will be remanded for these purposes.
The deciding factor: Additional verification of the veteran's claimed stressors and exposure history is required before a determination can be made on his service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Interstitial Lung Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0606475
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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