The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD with sleep disturbance and migraine headaches due to incomplete verification of in-service stressors. The Veteran is also awaiting a psychiatric examination to determine if he meets the criteria for PTSD, and whether any diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the claims were remanded because the RO has not verified the Veteran's reported in-service stressors, which is part of its duty to assist the Veteran in establishing his claim. The claims are also inextricably intertwined with the PTSD claim due to the Veteran's theory of entitlement for migraine headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22027546
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD is granted as the evidence shows a current diagnosis of PTSD, an in-service stressor, and a medical link between the two.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 50% since March 23, 2004. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted prior to February 15, 2005 due to the severity of his symptoms and their impact on his social and occupational functioning.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and any acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current mental health conditions and his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 70% disability rating. The Veteran also met the criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
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