The Board has determined that additional development is needed to assess the Veteran's current diagnosis and the etiology of any diagnosed disability, including PTSD due to MST and Major Depression, recurrent. The case will be returned for further action.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence and examination are required to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities are related to service or newly presented evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to Military Sexual Trauma (MST), Major Depression, recurrent
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131330
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Decisions by this judge: 2,549 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD due to Military Sexual Trauma and Major Depressive Disorder. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to her military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated as 50 percent disabling. The Board finds that additional development is necessary before the underlying claim can be adjudicated on the merits due to worsening symptoms and remands the case for a new examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA psychiatric examination and updated medical records. The TDIU claim may be inextricably intertwined with the increased rating claim.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's generalized anxiety disorder and major depression, recurrent.
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