The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete stressor verification and need for a psychiatric examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete corroboration of the Veteran's claimed stressors from service aboard USS John F. Kennedy, necessitating further development including medical records review and additional evidence collection.
- Claimed conditions
- variously diagnosed psychiatric disorder (including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with Barrett's esophagus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1209327
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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
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The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma is related to his in-service radiation exposure and service connection for this condition is granted.,The Veteran's GERD with Barrett's esophagus does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as there are no documented esophageal stricture symptoms.,Service connection for thoracic ascending aortic aneurysm remains remanded due to inadequate pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and need for updated VA TERA memorandum and examination.,Service connection for asthma and COPD is also remanded due to inadequate pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and need for updated VA TERA memorandum and examination.,The Veteran's asbestosis claim remains on hold pending resolution of the remaining claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with Barrett's esophagus to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the severity of these conditions without the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease with Barrett's esophagus and obstructive sleep apnea, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the August 2023 rating decision.
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