The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for further development to verify his claimed stressors and obtain a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary due to incomplete verification of the Veteran's alleged stressors and inadequate previous medical opinions regarding the etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- dysthymic disorder, adjustment disorder, major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), neurocognitive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080822
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- Dismissed
The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder is dismissed as moot because the earliest effective date was granted during the pendency of this appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 17, 2022, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.
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