The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and adjustment disorder with depressed mood, as well as her claim for nonservice-connected pension, are being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Further medical evidence is needed to determine the etiology of the claimed conditions and their impact on employability.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment disorder with depressed mood, Post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0900362
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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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- Granted
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