The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for tuberculosis and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis and lack of credible supporting evidence for in-service stressors. The Veteran's claim for tuberculosis remains denied, while his claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence of a current diagnosis of tuberculosis or credible supporting evidence for in-service stressors related to PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including PTSD, unspecified anxiety disorder, unspecified trauma and stress-related disorder, other specified depressive disorder), Tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19110247
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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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