The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the Veteran's claimed stressor relates to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity and whether his diagnosed psychiatric disorders are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional evidence is needed to corroborate the Veteran's reported stressors and establish a nexus between his psychiatric disorders and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18157978
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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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