The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for PTSD, heart condition, sleep apnea, major depressive disorder, and memory loss to allow for proper development of evidence, including notification regarding personal assault claims and VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The case is being returned to the RO for further development due to deficiencies in prior notifications and the need to obtain additional medical records related to the veteran's PTSD claim based on alleged personal assault.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Heart condition, Sleep apnea, Major depressive disorder, Disorder manifested by memory loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0807116
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder does not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or confined to his home, thus SMC based on housebound status and/or need for regular aid and attendance is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to insufficient evidence of record. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (o) rate and SMC at the (r)(2) rate, effective January 19, 2025. The decision finds that the Veteran's service-connected conditions warrant these awards due to his need for aid and attendance.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 27, 2019 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no earlier claim document in the claims file and the Veteran did not timely perfect an appeal.
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