The Board remands the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than unspecified anxiety disorder (previously rated as other trauma and stressor-related disorder), to include PTSD, and a higher initial rating for unspecified anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to ensure a fully informed decision on the Veteran's appeal, as well as compliance with VA's duty to assist.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Unspecified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24003885
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.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right hip, left hip, and left shoulder, as well as PTSD. The claim for a higher rating for the right knee scar was denied.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for depressive disorder, and also granted service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder as secondary to the service-connected depressive disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and unspecified anxiety disorder, for further development of evidence.
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