The Board has determined that additional development is necessary in order to adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying his alleged stressor. The case will be remanded for these purposes.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further development is required due to missing or incomplete evidence, particularly regarding the Veteran's service treatment records and any relevant VA treatment records from Las Vegas, Nevada, and Northern Arizona, as well as efforts to verify his alleged stressor involving his ship being sent to the coast of Vietnam during his first tour in the western Pacific.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Disorder (PTSD), any other diagnosed psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1604472
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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.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
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