The Board is remanding the case to conduct additional development regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors and to consider whether service connection for PTSD can be established based on fear of hostile military or terrorist activity. The substance abuse claim will also be deferred until further adjudication of the PTSD claim.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed to verify the Veteran's reported in-service stressors, which may affect the determination of service connection for PTSD under the revised regulatory provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f)(3).
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD))
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1117097
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to a lack of verified in-service stressor and medical evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected. Bilateral hearing loss and OSA are denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was not shown to be related to service and the Board denied his claim.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss are not related to his active service.
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