The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial has raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184259
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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