The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and updated medical records, as well as consideration of whether staged ratings and/or an extraschedular evaluation are warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not been provided with a recent VA examination or updated treatment records, which may affect the severity assessment of his PTSD. The case is also remanded to consider whether staged ratings and/or an extraschedular evaluation are appropriate.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with alcohol abuse
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1138386
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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 Veteran's PTSD with alcohol abuse is rated at 50 percent, effective from March 22, 2017. The appeal for higher ratings remains pending.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with alcohol abuse is productive of occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent evaluation from the date of service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD with alcohol abuse from September 28, 2010 was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of total social and occupational impairment since this date.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol abuse resulted in occupational and social deficiencies, warranting a 70 percent rating. The Veteran also meets the criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
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