The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination by a psychiatrist.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence and an appropriate examination to determine if the veteran's PTSD is related to his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0638094
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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 concluded that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, while severe, did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's post traumatic stress disorder did not warrant a higher evaluation, as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 50 percent or 70 percent rating.
- Denied
The veteran's PTSD is not shown to be more than 50 percent disabling, and thus an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for PTSD has not been met.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a skin condition, finding that there was no current diagnosis of PTSD related to his active service.
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