The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and PTSD. The Veteran needs to be verified at her current address and provided with notice on how to substantiate her claim for service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: Incomplete verification of the Veteran's current address and failure to provide her with proper development letters regarding her service connection claim for PTSD are identified as reasons for remanding the case.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145426
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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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