The Board has remanded the case due to missing personnel records and unverified stressors, as well as the need for new examinations to determine service connection for acquired psychiatric disability and PID.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to verify in-service stressors and obtain medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and their relation to her service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and alcohol abuse disorder), Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24011452
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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
The Veteran's pelvic inflammatory disease is manifested by severe symptoms not controlled by continuous treatment, warranting a 30% disability rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's PID and PTSD were found to be incurred during active military service.
- Denied
The veteran's unauthorized medical services provided at Manatee Memorial Hospital were denied reimbursement as they did not meet the criteria for payment or reimbursement under VA regulations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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