The Board has remanded the case for further action regarding the reopening of the PTSD claim and the timeliness of the Veteran's appeal for residuals of right knee injury.
The deciding factor: The Court ordered that the case be remanded to comply with its August 2006 and August 2009 orders, which required VA to verify the alleged stressors for PTSD and to address whether a timely appeal was filed for the right knee claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Right Knee Injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1007278
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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