The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD due to inservice sexual harassment, and requests that VA obtain SSA records and conduct a VA psychiatric examination.
The deciding factor: The Court ordered the VA to comply with its March 2009 Order granting the Parties' Joint Motion to Remand, which requires compliance with the duty to assist in developing the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD based on inservice personal assault including sexual harassment.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1023613
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic PTSD is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran engaged in combat with the enemy and his Vietnam War-related experiences are sufficient evidence to establish the occurrence of a stressor related to his PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of his chronic acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD. The case is now remanded for additional development, including a request to the appropriate service department for information regarding alleged stressors and a request for relevant clinical documentation from Dr. D.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic PTSD is being remanded due to the need to search for relevant military documentation regarding his claimed stressors.
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