The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA psychiatric examination. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed on a de novo basis due to the liberalizing regulations.
The deciding factor: The liberalizing regulations require a de novo review of the previously denied PTSD claim as they create a new basis of entitlement.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Organic Mania/Affective Disorder - Status Post Stroke and Seizure Disorder, Frontal Lobe Syndrome, Amnestic Disorder, Bipolar Affective Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Possible Early Dementia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1110168
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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 Veteran seeks service connection for his current psychiatric disabilities, including generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bipolar affective disorder. The Board finds that the facts of this case establish entitlement to VA examination and/or medical opinion regarding the claim due to a possible association between the Veteran's in-service experiences and his current conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, with obsessive compulsive disorder, dissociative identity disorder, bipolar disorder and chronic depression was manifested by symptomatology that more nearly approximated total occupational and social impairment for the period from June 28, 2008, to July 10, 2016. For the period from July 11, 2016, the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, with obsessive compulsive disorder, dissociative identity disorder, bipolar disorder and chronic depression was manifested by symptomatology resulting in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on housebound status due to his service-connected disability, but denied for aid and attendance.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder have been granted. The claim for Major Depressive Disorder secondary to PTSD has also been granted.
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