The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, due to insufficient medical opinion and need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion is deemed insufficient for adjudication and a new examination is required to provide a thorough rationale for the Veteran’s diagnoses and their relation to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified Neurocognitive Disorder, Unspecified Depressive Disorder with Anxious Distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18151691
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of July 15, 2019 for the award of a 100% rating for PTSD with unspecified neurocognitive disorder and alcohol use disorder in remission. The grant of this rating renders the issue of entitlement to TDIU moot.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective December 16, 2017. Earlier effective dates are granted for a 100 percent disability rating for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and mild alcohol use disorder, as well as eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 USC chapter 35.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran meets the eligibility criteria for PCAFC benefits due to his service-connected disabilities and need for personal care services. However, further evaluation is needed to determine if it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the program.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is related to the military sexual trauma (MST) experienced in service, and the Board has granted service connection for PTSD.
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