The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a higher rating for PTSD with TBI and a TDIU due to further development needed, including obtaining additional medical records and clarifying the Veteran's employment history.
The deciding factor: Further remand is required to develop the Veteran's claims adequately, as the current record does not provide sufficient information regarding his employment status and relevant medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24031370
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.
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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