The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to issues related to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and residuals of a right wrist injury.
The deciding factor: The veteran's lay statements describing the purported injury are not credible, leading to rejection of Dr. Swanson's nexus opinion based on the veteran's self-reported history.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)), Residuals of a right wrist injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0625423
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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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