The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and VA treatment records. A psychiatric examination will also be scheduled to determine the presence and etiology of any current psychiatric disorders.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires further investigation into the Veteran's reported stressors and potential service connection for a psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2016
- Citation
- 1623960
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 1623960.
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, due to inadequate medical opinions.
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