The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for a skin condition and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder. The decision on whether to grant service connection for PTSD is denied due to lack of confirmed stressors.
The deciding factor: Service connection for PTSD requires confirmation of the claimed in-service stressor. In this case, there was no credible evidence supporting the Veteran's reported stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Acquired psychiatric disorder, including a major depressive disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Skin disability"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19178847
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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