The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding a verified in-service stressor and for a VA psychiatric examination.
The deciding factor: The appeal is remanded because there are insufficient details about a verified in-service stressor, which is necessary to establish service connection. The Veteran needs further assistance from the RO to verify his reported stressors and a new VA psychiatric examination is required.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101663
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and tinnitus due to inadequate examination reports. The Veteran's service connection claims are being remanded for new VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's petition to reopen her claims for service connection for PTSD and a back disability is granted. The Board has remanded both issues due to the need for additional evidence and examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination report and a need for more detailed rationale regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for a right leg disability was granted. However, the claim of service connection for this condition is denied.,Service connection for PTSD and tinnitus were both denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service stressors.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability was denied due to lack of audiometric testing showing a hearing loss disability.,Service connection for left foot disability was denied because the Veteran failed to report for scheduled examinations.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.