The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and need for a new examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's PTSD with other specified depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of recent medical records and the need to reassess the current severity of the Veteran's symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with other specified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21004576
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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 granted a 70 percent disability rating for the service-connected PTSD with other specified depressive disorder, effective July 18, 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's PTSD with other specified depressive disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board has remanded both his claim for a higher rating and his TDIU claim due to new evidence and symptom progression.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with other specified depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent effective April 22, 2011. The Board also granted a TDIU as of the same date.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD disability rating was increased to 70 percent effective February 24, 2020.,The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective February 24, 2020.
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