The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is being remanded due to inconsistencies in his reported stressors and the need for a VA examination to determine if he has PTSD as a result of alleged personal assaults during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further development, including a VA mental disorders examination, was required to clarify the Veteran's claims and assess whether he meets the criteria for service connection for PTSD based on new evidence or reopening an old claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1014595
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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