The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and a VA examination to determine if any acquired psychiatric disability is related to service.
The deciding factor: The claim for service connection requires evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, and a causal relationship between the current disability and the in-service disease or injury. The Veteran's claims are remanded as there is insufficient evidence to establish these elements.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Disorder, Acquired Psychiatric Disability (including PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21022742
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to issues with determining whether pre-existing acquired psychiatric and low back disabilities were aggravated by active duty service. The Veteran's testimony will be considered in forming these opinions.
- Granted
The Veteran's major depressive disorder is rated at 100 percent, effective November 2, 2017. The Board also granted TDIU based on the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability as secondary to right knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, did not begin during service or within one year of separation and is not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for this condition.
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