The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and a VA psychiatric examination.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to corroborate the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and determine if they are related to his current PTSD diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0906526
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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