The Board has ordered the RO to attempt to obtain specific in-service medical records related to the veteran's reported attempted suicide on his 19th birthday, which occurred in January 1974. The case is remanded for further development and readjudication.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to obtain relevant in-service medical records from Tyndale Air Force Base Hospital dated in January and February 1974 as per the May 2005 Board Remand.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2007
- Citation
- 0716178
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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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