The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and examination, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and verifying any in-service stressors. The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA mental disorders examination to determine if he meets the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence and verification of service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132908
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Decisions by this judge: 1,757 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19132908.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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 PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, stress and adjustment reaction, and depression, all of which are linked to a military sexual assault during active duty training in 2002.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran is not unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected CAD prior to July 19, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and lack of clarity regarding the Veteran's employment status and education history. Additionally, a retrospective medical opinion is needed to assess the impact of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depressive disorder on his ability to work prior to April 12, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran is not currently service-connected for any disability.
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