The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and SSA disability benefits records. The veteran's claims will be readjudicated after these actions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were missing records which could affect the outcome of the case and ordered their retrieval.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2008
- Citation
- 0843854
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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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