The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to verify service stressors and determine the presence of PTSD, sleep apnea, and low back disability.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to verify the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and assess whether he has PTSD, sleep apnea, or a low back disability related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep apnea, lumbar strain with left-sided sacroiliac joint dysfunction and degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1014991
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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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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed as the benefit sought has been granted, making the case moot.
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