The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD due to insufficient evidence regarding the occurrence of in-service stressors and their relationship to his current symptoms. The case will be returned to the RO/AMC for further development, including obtaining VA medical records from specific locations and attempting to obtain SSA disability benefits records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not enough information to corroborate the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and their relationship to his current PTSD symptoms. Therefore, a remand is necessary to allow for further investigation and examination of the issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1044034
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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
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