The Board has ordered the RO to attempt to verify all claimed stressors and provide a psychiatric examination if any are confirmed. The veteran's claims will be readjudicated based on this new information.
The deciding factor: The Board found that verifying the existence of the alleged in-service stressors is necessary before determining whether service connection for PTSD can be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic-stress-disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0626679
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no credible supporting evidence to verify the claimed in-service stressors.
- Dismissed
The appeal for PTSD was dismissed. Service connection for dry eye syndrome, secondary to service-connected bilateral pinguecula, is granted. The claims of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for residuals of cholecystectomy, service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and headaches are remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that there is a link between current symptoms and verified in-service stressors. The appeal regarding nasopharyngeal cancer was dismissed as it did not involve service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD due to incomplete development and inadequate VCAA notice. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.
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