The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but remanded due to need for additional development including verification of stressor and examination.
The deciding factor: New evidence suggests a possible link between the Veteran's current PTSD diagnosis and his in-service participation in an aircraft accident clean-up. The Board has ordered further investigation into this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2015
- Citation
- 1503717
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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