The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to a need to consider other psychiatric disorders and obtain Social Security Administration records.
The deciding factor: The Court ordered the case back to the RO for compliance with its December 2006 order, which required additional development of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1017654
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, in combination, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a right shoulder condition, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, and TBI residuals due to potential errors in obtaining necessary medical opinions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine is dismissed as it remains pending in a legacy system and no statement of the case has been issued.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar degenerative disc disease with IVDS is rated at 40 percent, effective as of the date of this decision.,The Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine is rated at 30 percent, effective as of the date of this decision.
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