The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disorder, but has remanded both issues due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the underlying claim of service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disorder. The evidence includes statements from the Veteran regarding in-service stressors and VA examination reports.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20021270
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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