The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of a claimed in-service stressor, and a new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.
The deciding factor: Verification of the Veteran's claimed in-service stressor was incomplete, requiring further efforts to corroborate it before readjudicating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21067964
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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
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