The Veteran's PTSD due to MST is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is warranted. Additionally, her TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with her PTSD rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner noted total occupational and social impairment for PTSD but did not differentiate between service-connected PTSD symptoms and nonservice-connected CVA residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to Military Sexual Trauma (MST), Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19163242
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Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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 19163242.
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 determined that the Veteran's service-connected Major Depressive Disorder contributed to his death from a Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA). The claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is therefore granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of a 70 percent evaluation of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to military sexual trauma (MST), total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status, all effective from January 22, 2019.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD due to MST and an initial evaluation of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as PTSD due to MST and generalized anxiety disorder.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD due to MST and denied a rating higher than 10 percent for hypertension. The claims for service connection for cerebrovascular accident and TDIU were remanded.
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