The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting diagnoses and lack of verification for a reported in-service stressor. A new VA examination is needed to determine if any current psychiatric diagnosis, including PTSD or anxiety, is related to service.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting diagnoses and no verified in-service stressor found by the Board
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder with PTSD features
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142252
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,480 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected migraines and anxiety disorder with PTSD features. The TDIU claim will also be addressed.
- Granted
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