The Veteran's claims for service connection and secondary service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding her psychiatric disability, throat swelling/earaches, painful gums and teeth, and IBS. The rating for IBS is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence has been received that may support reopening of claims for service connection and secondary service connection, but further examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of her disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disability (including PTSD), Throat Swelling, Ear Aches, Painful Gums and Teeth
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2015
- Citation
- 1513036
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability and depression, but has remanded all remaining issues due to the need for additional evidence.,The Board also found that there is insufficient medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims of service connection for right shoulder disability, right knee disability, and psychiatric disability (including PTSD) were granted. The claim of service connection for bilateral foot disability was denied.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed psychiatric, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, and joint disabilities are not service-connected.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a diagnosed psychiatric disability, gastroesophageal disease, respiratory condition (COPD), or right shoulder disability related to service. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied.
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