The case is being remanded for additional development, including uploading of a VA/QTC examination and updated VA treatment records. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated after the requested development has been completed.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to properly assess the Veteran's condition and entitlement to special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance or being housebound.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1620199
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the medical opinions are inadequate and requiring further development to address obesity as an intermediate step between PTSD and sleep apnea.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety disorder was granted a rating of 100 percent effective from August 8, 2013. Prior to that date, the Veteran received a 70 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with anxiety disorder has been rated at 70 percent since October 2014, and the Board finds that he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his disability.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals on all issues related to service connection.
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