The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for PTSD, headaches secondary to PTSD, heart condition secondary to PTSD, and hypertension secondary to PTSD must be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the occurrence of in-service stressors. The VA will attempt to verify the veteran's reported stressors and provide him with a new examination if at least one stressor is confirmed.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection are incomplete without verification of his claimed in-service stressors, which could support a diagnosis of PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Heart Condition, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0820776
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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
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- Denied
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- 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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