The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations to determine the current severity of his service-connected PTSD with depression and bilateral cataracts, as well as to ensure that all relevant medical records are considered in making these determinations.
The deciding factor: Additional evaluations are needed due to inadequate previous evaluations provided by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Depression, Bilateral Cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1215156
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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
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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