The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and examination to address the claims of service connection for various disabilities, including PTSD based on in-service personal assault. The VA will obtain relevant medical records from SSA and schedule examinations to determine if any current psychiatric or neurological conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for PTSD is being remanded due to a need for proper VCAA notification regarding the possibility of alternative sources of evidence supporting her claim based on in-service personal assault. Other claims are also being remanded for further development and examination as required by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left ankle trauma, psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety, neurological disability, to include loss of hand-eye coordination, cognitive disorder, residuals of head trauma, to include headaches and memory loss, cervical spine disability, to include neck pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2011
- Citation
- 1138557
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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 TBI residuals, including depressive disorder, cognitive impairment, chronic sinusitis, migraines, vertigo, anosmia, hypogeusia, and trigeminal nerve neuralgia, require aid and attendance. The Veteran is not eligible for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(2). Without regular aid and attendance, the Veteran would need residential institutional care due to safety concerns.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed reduction of the disability rating for cognitive disorder, adjustment disorder, and insomnia is dismissed because there has been no adverse action taken.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and a separate rating due to insufficient evidence and need for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's cognitive disorder and granted an initial 10 percent rating for left-hand tremors, while remanding the issue of an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left upper extremity neuralgia of the radial nerve.
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