The Board has determined that additional examinations and evaluations are needed to determine if the Veteran meets the criteria for PTSD, as well as to assess the severity of her generalized anxiety disorder, lumbar disc disease and strain, and surgical keloid scar. The TDIU claim is also remanded due to its inextricability with the increased rating claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there are insufficient medical records to determine if the Veteran meets the criteria for PTSD based on her alleged military sexual trauma, and that additional examinations are needed to assess the severity of her service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Lumbar Disc Disease and Strain, Surgical Keloid Scar, Right Upper Back
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19195681
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, as well as presumptive service connection for basal cell carcinoma under the PACT Act. Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, right restless leg syndrome, left restless leg syndrome, an increased rating for psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, a left forehead surgical scar, and allergic rhinitis.
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