The appeal for service connection for PTSD is dismissed, and the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a previous denied claim for service connection for a heart disorder, to include as secondary to GAD and entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for GAD are remanded.
The deciding factor: The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for PTSD, and the issues related to the new and material evidence claim and the initial rating for GAD require further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Heart disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0901238
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,547 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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