The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify in-service stressors and determine if any acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, are related to military service.
The deciding factor: Further verification of in-service stressors is needed before determining the etiology of the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety disorder, Depressive disorder, Panic disorder, Dysthymic disorder, Organic brain disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1008799
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding the appellant's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for additional VA examinations to properly evaluate the current severity of her disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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