The Board has previously remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a lung disability, and epilepsy. The claims are now being remanded again due to incomplete development.,Service connection cannot be granted as there is no evidence of PTSD during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disorder","sub_conditions":["Passive Dependency Reaction","Depression","Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"]}, {"condition_name":"Lung Disability","sub_condition":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19162274
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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.
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