The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for additional development and clarification of his allegations, including verification of in-service stressors related to PTSD. The claims are also being remanded to determine whether any current back disorder is related to service.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last final denial may relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for a back disorder and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating that claim.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), joint problems, arthritis, rheumatism, bursitis, skin fungus, psoriasis, loss of toenails and hair, stomach disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, hernia, back disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0704816
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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.
What you can do next
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