The Veteran's initial 30% disability evaluation for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is being remanded due to concerns about the full extent of his symptoms, which may have been underreported during a previous examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not disclose all his symptoms during a prior VA examination, suggesting a need for a new assessment to accurately evaluate his current disability level.
- 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 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21003017
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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 issue of entitlement to service connection for PTSD, and found that service connection is granted for major depressive disorder and other specified trauma and stressor related disorders.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, is related to her military service. As a result, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is granted an increased rating to 70 percent, but no higher. The decision does not address service connection theory or exposure basis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was granted service connection for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, both determined to be directly related to his military service.
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