The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to a personal assault during service, should be remanded for further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: The evidence is new and material as it includes statements from the Veteran's aunt indicating behavioral changes indicative of a personal assault in 1976. The claim must be reconsidered by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19111136
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,454 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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