The Veteran's PTSD with memory loss is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has ordered a remand to reassess his disability due to lack of recent VA treatment records and an updated examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the absence of current evaluations in the claims folder and the need for updated medical evidence and an examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's PTSD with memory loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with memory loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18138820
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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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- Denied
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