The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and arranging for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability and whether his acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly decided on any specific theory of service connection (direct, secondary, etc.), but it has been remanded for further development which includes considering a secondary service connection claim for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1033223
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, for rescheduling of VA medical examinations.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while claims for service connection for a back disability, to include back strain; a right ankle disability; a right knee disability; and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a relationship to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to a need for additional evidence.
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