The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the increased rating of PTSD was denied. The Board found that it is not factually ascertainable that a rating in excess of 30 percent was warranted for his PTSD within a year before the receipt of his claim.,The Veteran’s claim for service connection for sleep disability, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD, is remanded and requires further examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that it is not factually ascertainable that a rating in excess of 30 percent was warranted for the Veteran's PTSD within a year before his claim.,Further examination is needed to determine if any sleep symptoms are due to a distinct and identifiable disability, and whether such disability at least as likely as not (1) began during service, (2) is related to an injury or disease during service, (3) is caused by service-connected PTSD, OR (4) is aggravated by service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Sleep Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19191779
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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