The Veteran's PTSD with insomnia is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has decided to remand the case for a higher rating due to new symptoms reported in his February 2019 substantive appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported additional symptoms that were not noted during the previous VA examination, suggesting a possible worsening of PTSD with insomnia.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19163192
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Decisions by this judge: 1,990 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19163192.
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: Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 70% disability rating for PTSD with insomnia, effective October 25, 2024, finding that there was no actual improvement in his condition under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for a retrospective assessment of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD on its own merits, as well as to determine if it alone is sufficient to warrant an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected PTSD with insomnia is being remanded due to the need for further evaluation of his symptoms and social/occupational impairment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's initial rating for PTSD with insomnia from August 1, 2011, to March 3, 2013, was granted at a 30 percent level. The Board also denied the claim for TDIU prior to March 4, 2013, and from November 10, 2014.
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