The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The TDIU claim is also remanded as the Veteran has not yet submitted a TDIU claim form.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and information regarding the Veteran's employment status and PTSD symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder with depression (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22027280
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, and an initial rating in excess of 80 percent for bilateral hearing loss. The asthma claim was remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include posttraumatic stress disorder with depression.
- Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for an increased rating of PTSD, and the Board has dismissed this issue.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a Statement of the Case regarding the issue of an earlier effective date for the grant of a 100 percent rating for PTSD.
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