The Veteran's service-connected unspecified trauma and stress related disorder is being remanded for further evaluation, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his disability. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricably intertwined nature with the rating issues.
The deciding factor: The decision involves multiple rating issues and an associated TDIU claim that are interrelated and require further development, including a VA examination for the psychiatric condition.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma and stress related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19160032
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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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