The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, substance abuse, and anxiety disorder due to military sexual trauma is being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: The case was previously remanded in April 2017 to obtain updated VA treatment records and a VA psychiatric examination. The examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to his period of service, including military sexual trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1801980
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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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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and denied service connection for a lower back disorder. The claims for depression, substance abuse disorder, and a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss were dismissed.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for depression was dismissed as the claim was fully resolved by a subsequent rating decision. The appeal for service connection for anxiety was denied due to insufficient evidence of a current disability.
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