The Board has granted effective dates of January 16, 2013 for the grants of service connection and evaluations for hypertension, right ankle sprain, right rotator cuff tear, and lumbosacral strain. The claim for PTSD is being remanded as there is no evidence showing it existed prior to December 19, 2013.
The deciding factor: The effective dates are set based on the date of receipt of the completed VA Form 21-526EZ, which was January 16, 2014. The Board found that PTSD did not exist prior to December 19, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Right ankle sprain, Right rotator cuff tear, Lumbosacral strain, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19101303
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
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