The Veteran seeks service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, low back pain, left hand numbness, and peripheral neuropathy. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors and determine if they are sufficient to establish service connection.
The deciding factor: Additional verification of the Veteran's claimed stressors in service is required before determining whether they meet the criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, low back pain, left hand numbness, peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1002420
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The appeal for a temporary total evaluation because of hospital treatment in excess of 21 days for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative and is therefore dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bilateral foot disability to obtain further development, including adequate VA examinations and opinions.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection and initial ratings were dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) being filed more than one year after the November 2022 rating decision.
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