The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: Further efforts consistent with VA's duty to assist obligation are necessary in order to verify the claimed in-service stressors leading to the onset of his claimed PTSD disability, as well as to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether his current low back disorder is aggravated by his service-connected left knee injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0813977
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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