The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete information regarding his claimed combat-related stressors. The case will be reviewed and additional evidence may be requested from the JSRRC.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the RO did not comply with its previous instructions to verify the veteran's claimed combat-related stressors, which are necessary for determining service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic bilateral lower extremity cold weather injury residuals, chronic right foot bone spur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0809129
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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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- 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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