The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and verifying the Veteran's alleged stressors.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to verify the in-service stressors related to PTSD and to determine if there is a link between the Veteran's vascular spasms and service exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Hearing loss, Vascular spasms secondary to exposure to Agent Orange
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0906141
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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