The Veteran's claim for increased disability ratings for PTSD with alcohol dependence is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examination.
The deciding factor: Additional relevant medical records are needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with alcohol dependence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20030569
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol dependence is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an increased 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with alcohol dependence effective November 1, 2019, and an earlier effective date of November 1, 2019, for basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with alcohol dependence and residuals of TBI with peripheral vestibular disorder, finding that the severity, frequency, and duration of his symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas prior to March 28, 2023.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol dependence prior to July 13, 2023, and the claim for a higher rating from that date was denied. The claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance were also denied.
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