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Remanded (sent back)

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to the need to obtain her Air National Guard personnel records from Washington State, as her active duty was with this unit from June 1975 to February 1982. The case will be readjudicated after these records are obtained.

The deciding factor: The veteran's service connection claim for PTSD is being remanded because the required Air National Guard personnel records for the period of her active duty (June 1975 - February 1982) have not been provided and need to be obtained from Washington State.

Claimed conditions
post-traumatic stress disorder
How they argued it
Reopened with new and material evidence
Exposure basis
None
Rating
Not verified here — check the original decision
Decision date
November 3, 2006
Citation
0634158

Veterans Law Judge

KATHLEEN K. GALLAGHER

Decisions by this judge: 1,013 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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What this means for you

A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.

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