The Veteran's PTSD disability is remanded due to the need for authorization of private treatment records and a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the Veteran did not provide authorization for his primary care provider’s records, and he reported an increase in symptoms since his last VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20004284
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,084 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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