The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has decided to remand the case for a new examination to determine if a higher rating is warranted.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's PTSD has increased since his last examination three years ago.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18158989
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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 Veteran's PTSD with depression caused total occupational and social impairment, leading to a rating of 100 percent.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depression caused his Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depression caused his Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD with depression is rated at 70 percent, but the Board found that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating of 100 percent due to insufficient evidence of total occupational and social impairment.
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