The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disability, specifically his other trauma and stressor related disorder. The claim will be reconsidered with a new addendum opinion from an appropriate examiner.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide sufficient rationale for their opinion on whether the Veteran's current psychiatric diagnosis is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- other trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22048496
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his psychiatric disorder, which is currently rated at 50 percent, has been granted. The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate the level required for a 70 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
An increased rating of 70 percent for 'other trauma and stressor related disorder' with unspecified depressive disorder and substance use disorder is granted, effective March 1, 2013. The Veteran's service-connected disability has caused total occupational and social impairment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection for IBS and an initial increased rating of 50 percent for other trauma and stressor related disorder are both granted.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal of the February 2025 rating decision because it was a deferral and not a final decision that could be appealed.
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