The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder, is reopened. Other claims are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Depressive disorder, Left ankle disability, Right knee disability, Left knee disability, Low back disability, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)/complex regional pain syndrome associated with conditions of the left ankle and bilateral knees, Right shoulder disability, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Left eye condition, including monofixation syndrome or a visual field defect, Right eye condition, including monofixation syndrome or a visual field defect
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23000709
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for additional VA examinations to properly evaluate the current severity of her disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, CFS, dermatosis, bilateral RLS, a lumbar spine disability, and sleep apnea but denied a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for right and left shoulder disabilities, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his PTSD is related to an in-service military sexual trauma (MST) during a period of ACDUTRA.
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