The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (previously PTSD) and a lumbar disability. The cases are remanded to determine if these conditions are related to service or other service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since previous decisions suggests possible connections between current diagnoses and service, but further examination is needed to establish the nature of any such relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disability (Previously PTSD), Lumbar Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074318
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, brain disease due to trauma, headaches, chronic sleep impairment, and lumbar disability are being remanded for further development.,No effective date is assigned as the AOJ has not determined a specific date of claim or date entitlement arose.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 11, 2012 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied.,The Veteran's lumbar disability is rated at the highest available schedular rating (10 percent).,The Veteran's scar, right lower extremity does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,From November 27, 2017 to August 13, 2018, the Veteran's surgical scar, right foot is rated at the highest available schedular rating (10 percent).,The Veteran's hallux valgus is rated at the highest available schedular rating.,Service connection for chest/heart pain, hypertension, and an unspecified neurological disorder are remanded.,Service connection for a total disability rating based upon unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is also remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hysterectomy, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and lumbar disability due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence, including a diagnosis of PTSD in accordance with DSM-5 and a positive nexus opinion.,The Veteran's claim for Lumbar Disability was denied as there is no current disability record.
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