The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records, verifying stressors, and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board is unable to make a determination without further information or clarification of existing evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental/jaw disorder, Left shoulder disorder, Acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2010
- Citation
- 1012065
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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
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