The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Veteran is not currently service-connected for any disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a service-connected condition that could be linked to her claimed military sexual trauma and there was insufficient evidence of a nexus between her current psychiatric disorders and active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20036812
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, stress and adjustment reaction, and depression, all of which are linked to a military sexual assault during active duty training in 2002.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran is not unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected CAD prior to July 19, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and lack of clarity regarding the Veteran's employment status and education history. Additionally, a retrospective medical opinion is needed to assess the impact of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depressive disorder on his ability to work prior to April 12, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and examination, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and verifying any in-service stressors. The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA mental disorders examination to determine if he meets the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD.
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