The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is required, including verifying the veteran's claimed in-service stressors and conducting a VA examination to determine if he currently has an acquired psychiatric disorder due to active service.
The deciding factor: The claim requires verification of the veteran's claimed in-service stressors and a medical opinion regarding whether his current psychiatric disorders are related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0637760
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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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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