The Board denied service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and denied an increased rating for PTSD. The claim for earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus, type II is remanded.,Service connection for PTSD was not granted due to lack of current disability and no in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide evidence of a current disability related to the claimed conditions and there was no in-service injury or disease that could be linked to the disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI)"}, {"condition_name":"post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)"}, {"condition_name":"diabetes mellitus, type II"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19161956
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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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