The Veteran seeks service connection for a psychiatric disability, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which he contends was caused by a personal assault and/or unwanted sexual advances during his military service. The Board has ordered additional development to obtain the Veteran's complete service treatment records and to provide an appropriate VA examination to determine whether any previously or currently diagnosed psychiatric disorder is related to the Veteran's military service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further evidence and evaluation due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for clarification of the factual basis for previous opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2015
- Citation
- 1524573
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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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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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