The Board remands the issues of service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and entitlement to a TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service markers for a reported stressor.
The deciding factor: The addendum opinion is needed to determine if there are sufficient markers to substantiate the reported stressor, which would impact both issues.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD due to military sexual assault (MST), Bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22000383
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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