The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD. The claims for service connection for hypertension, migraine headaches, drug and alcohol abuse disorder, sinusitis, and head injury were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received regarding the Veteran's claimed PTSD, which raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The other claims require additional medical evidence to determine their merits.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (also claimed as depression, anxiety, and memory loss), Hypertension, Migraine headaches, Drug and alcohol abuse disorder, Sinusitis (claimed as sinus headaches), Head injury (also claimed as loss of cognitive function and TBI with dizziness)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24002029
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
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