The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, adjustment disorder, and mood disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional development, specifically a new VA examination to determine the etiology of all diagnosed psychiatric disorders.
The deciding factor: A new VA examination is required as previous examinations did not consider whether any currently diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to service, including verified inservice stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Adjustment Disorder, Mood Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2011
- Citation
- 1119016
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient findings regarding PTSD and depression, requiring a new VA examination.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the AOJ's handling of the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, and depression. The AOJ is required to verify the Veteran's claimed stressor and obtain medical opinions regarding the diagnoses and their relation to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety, and Depression as these conditions are found to be related to the Veteran's active military service.
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