The Board has remanded the cases for obtaining updated VA treatment records and for obtaining records from the Vet Center in Chicago Heights, IL. The issues are whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for PSTD and entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that more records were needed to make an informed decision on the cases.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD), Psychiatric disorder other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22049636
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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 Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to an in-service stressor.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate VA examination reports and insufficient reasoning in previous decisions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for PTSD due to military sexual trauma and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD are remanded as the VA examinations did not consider his in-service misconduct.,The Veteran's claim for TBI residuals is remanded as there was no determination of whether he had an in-service TBI, and tinnitus, headaches, and fatigue may be related to this condition.,The Veteran's claims for cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, left foot disorder, and right foot disorder are remanded as the VA examinations did not consider his reported in-service injuries.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD has been denied as there is no current diagnosis of either condition.
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