The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and remand are necessary due to the need for updated VA examinations, as well as for obtaining private medical records related to his PTSD and chronic headaches.
The deciding factor: The current evidence is insufficient to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions without additional examination and treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Headache Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Depressive Symptoms and Traumatic Brain Injury (PTSD), Lumbosacral Strain with Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20014726
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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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