The Board has found that additional development is needed before the Veteran's claim can be decided, as the Board finds that VA did not substantially comply with the March 2019 Board remand. The matter is REMANDED for obtaining any outstanding treatment records from the Veteran Center and a VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence of record to conclude that the AOJ complied with the March 2019 Board remand, which instructed the RO to obtain treatment records from the Veteran Center for the period from 2014 through 2016, as well as updated VA treatment records and a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21001722
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the AOJ's handling of the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, and depression. The AOJ is required to verify the Veteran's claimed stressor and obtain medical opinions regarding the diagnoses and their relation to service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's motion to reverse the March 2013 rating decision that denied service connection for PTSD was denied. A rating of 50 percent, and no higher, for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder is granted effective December 29, 2022.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, is related to her active duty service. This benefit sought on appeal is granted.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for TDIU and granted a 50 percent disability rating for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder. The Veteran's symptoms include flattened affect, disturbances of motivation and mood, panic attacks more than once a week, impairment of memory, impaired judgment, difficulty in establishing effective work and social relationships, and sleep impairment.
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