The Veteran's appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder, has been remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to obtain updated treatment records from the VA medical center in Memphis, Tennessee, and to schedule the Veteran for a VA psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1217803
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verifying in-service stressors and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on all evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and development of records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records and verification of a specific in-service stressor.
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