The Board is remanding the Veteran's claims for additional development and consideration, including to verify his alleged stressors related to PTSD. The claims will be readjudicated in light of all additional evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional development is necessary to determine whether any of the newly-reported stressors may be verified.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, anxiety, migraine headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand and wrist, obstructive sleep apnea, gout, arthritis, hypertension, residuals of a right arm injury, status post right ulnar nerve transposition, right, right shoulder bursitis, lumbar strain, cervical disk disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1502797
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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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