The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a new examination to clarify his psychiatric condition and its etiology.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to consider the Veteran’s contentions regarding stressors from his military service and community violence.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19106562
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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- Granted
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