The Board has determined that the VA needs to conduct further research into the veteran's claimed in-service stressors and verify their occurrence. The veteran will be provided with another opportunity to submit a detailed PTSD questionnaire, which will then be reviewed by the Army and Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC).
The deciding factor: The Board found that the initial request from the RO was insufficient for the JSRRC to conduct a useful search of the veteran's unit records. Therefore, further research is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic-stress-disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0740879
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which was previously denied. The Veteran's VA provider provided additional stressor information in June 2022, leading to a remand for further verification of these stressors.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder is granted. However, the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no credible supporting evidence that either claimed in-service stressor actually occurred.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD and finds no evidence linking any current acquired psychiatric disorder to service. Therefore, service connection is denied.
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