The Board has determined that further development is necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The case is being remanded for additional examinations and opinions.
The deciding factor: Further examination and opinion are needed due to conflicting diagnoses from previous evaluations and the need to consider all diagnosed psychiatric disorders raised by the symptoms described in the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18144574
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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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