The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient verification of the Veteran's claimed stressor and need for clarification regarding his combat-related duty. Additional development is required.
The deciding factor: Further research is needed to verify the Veteran’s claimed stressors and clarify his combat-related actions between January 1966 and 1967.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143885
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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