The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to deficiencies in its analysis, particularly regarding the need for an adequate medical opinion pertaining to whether the Veteran had PTSD at any time during the appeal period and whether his PUD met the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Board must address whether the August 2012 VA examiner needed to address evidence of PTSD symptoms that may have existed during the appeal period, as well as consider whether the Veteran's PUD met the criteria for a higher rating based on his symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, Pepcid for PUD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1520658
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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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