The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a VA examination. The issues of increased rating for PTSD with alcohol abuse and TDIU are also being addressed.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to fully assess the Veteran's condition, including treatment records from private providers and VA records since September 23, 2010. A VA examination is required to determine the current severity of his service-connected PTSD with alcohol abuse and its impact on employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Alcohol Abuse
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2015
- Citation
- 1530038
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol abuse is now rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of the May 2009 rating decision. The Veteran also meets the schedular requirements for individual unemployability.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol abuse was granted a 50 percent evaluation for the period prior to January 18, 2018. For the period beginning January 18, 2018, he is denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol abuse is currently rated as noncompensable, but the Board finds that a disability rating of 30 percent is warranted based on occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and determining an appropriate effective date for TDIU.
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