The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining evidence to corroborate the appellant's claimed stressor and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorders, hearing loss, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded due to incomplete notice provided under VCAA regulations for PTSD claims based on in-service personal assault or harassment, as well as the need for additional development regarding the appellant's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1117019
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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.
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