The veteran claims service connection for chronic PTSD, but the Board is remanding the case to verify his claimed stressor in Taiwan and conduct a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The claim requires verification of the veteran's claimed stressor during service in Taiwan and an evaluation by a VA psychiatrist to determine if it caused his current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0807436
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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.
- Granted
The Board has found that the Veteran's PTSD is related to service and grants service connection for PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, finding no credible evidence that his claimed in-service stressors occurred.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic PTSD and found that the veteran's current bronchial asthma is rated at 10 percent. The veteran was not granted an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his bronchial asthma.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to the need to verify his claimed inservice stressor and consider all relevant actions taken on the claims.
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