The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and epilepsy due to outstanding VA treatment records and potential TERA exposure. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on in-service stressors and/or secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims are remanded as there may be outstanding VA treatment records and potential TERA exposure, which need further investigation.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), Epilepsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24012403
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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
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