The Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, and initial and maximum ratings for PTSD and substance abuse are being remanded due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded because of incomplete development as requested by the Court in its June 2008 Joint Motion for Partial Remand.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder), substance abuse (previously diagnosed as bipolar disorder with depression, anxiety disorder, and polysubstance abuse)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1030247
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep disturbances, to include obstructive sleep apnea, as secondary to an anxiety disorder. The increased rating claim for the anxiety disorder was denied, and the heart condition claim was dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claim for a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for depression, PTSD, and an anxiety disorder due to the lack of a current diagnosis.
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