The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stress related disorder is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current level of severity, as her statements indicate worsening since the last examination in 2018. The appeal will be reconsidered after the examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has contended that her disability has worsened since the last examination, which occurred more than five years ago.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stress related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23041589
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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
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for anxiety and other specified trauma and stress related disorder, finding that these conditions are etiologically linked to the Veteran's active-duty service. The decision does not address PTSD.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma and stress related disorder, depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder with social phobia based on the evidence showing that these conditions originated during active service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (other specified trauma and stress related disorder) based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's symptoms are at least as likely as not related to his in-service experiences.
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