The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for PTSD, bilateral pes planus, low back disability, and headache disability due to the need for more current examinations.
The deciding factor: Further examination is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Bilateral pes planus, Lumbar spine degenerative disc disease ('low back disability'), Headache disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062164
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
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
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