The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The decision also includes a remand for further development regarding service connection for diabetes, right knee condition, and prostate cancer.
The deciding factor: Further medical opinions are needed to address the validity of the Veteran’s claimed stressors for PTSD and to determine whether his current diagnoses are related to service or not.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD","sub_conditions":["Anxiety Disorder","Mood Disorder"]}, {"condition_name":"PTSD"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes"}, {"condition_name":"Right knee condition"}, {"condition_name":"Prostate cancer"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20003876
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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