The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including providing notice on service connection for PTSD due to sexual assault and reopening of a claim for organic mood disorder.
The deciding factor: The decision involves issues related to service connection for PTSD and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for an organic mood disorder. The case requires additional development to ensure compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act (VCAA).
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), organic mood disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0614969
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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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