The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the in-service stressor and the need to obtain additional medical records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not sufficient information to verify the specific in-service stressor, leading to a recommendation for further investigation and documentation of the Veteran's claimed events.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, to include Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1134522
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, PTSD; a cardiovascular disorder, hypertension; a spine disorder; residuals of a head injury; and chloracne. The veteran served in Vietnam but there is no indication that his current conditions are related to his military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, was etiologically related to the veteran's active military service and contributed to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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