The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and for higher ratings for sensory loss of the left hand and left wrist scars due to lack of verification of a claimed in-service stressor. The Veteran needs to provide additional details about his alleged stressor, which will be verified by the U.S. Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC). If confirmed, the Veteran should undergo a VA psychiatric examination to determine if he has PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder as a result of this stressor. Additionally, the Veteran's sensory loss and left wrist scar disabilities need to be reassessed.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded because the alleged in-service stressor needs to be verified by the JSRRC, and if confirmed, the Veteran should undergo a VA psychiatric examination to determine if he has PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder as a result of this stressor. The sensory loss and left wrist scar disabilities also need to be reassessed.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1020139
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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.
- 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.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
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