The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and tinnitus due to in-service abuse. The initial compensable rating claim for her scar above her right eye is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support an increased rating for the scar or establish that any currently diagnosed psychiatric disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder (including PTSD), Scar above right eye
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19161263
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
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