The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the service connection for posttraumatic disorder. The VA will need to gather more information and conduct further evaluations.
The deciding factor: The claimant's testimony was not sufficient to establish the occurrence of a non-combat stressor, necessitating additional development to corroborate the claimed stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149581
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal of the issues regarding psychiatric disorder, low back disorder, and bilateral hearing loss is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses at Cripple Creek Rehabilitation Center from April 18, 2013 to April 25, 2013 and from April 29, 2013 to May 11, 2013 are now covered by VA as the services were rendered in a medical emergency of such nature that delay would have been hazardous to life or health.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied. The issue of entitlement to a higher initial rating for posttraumatic disorder is remanded and will be addressed in a Statement of the Case.
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