The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and nonservice-connected pension benefits remain on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims require further development to obtain relevant medical records and determine if service connection is warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Service Disorder (PTSD), Severe passive aggressive personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2012
- Citation
- 1228284
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
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