The Board has remanded the case for additional development to verify specific PTSD stressors and other aspects of the Veteran's service history.
The deciding factor: Additional verification is needed to support the claim based on verified events during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder other than depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1630317
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to schedule and conduct a VA examination for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than depression. The Veteran's claims are currently under review.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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