The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for any acquired psychiatric disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, residuals of traumatic brain injury, and any bilateral eye condition due to new and material evidence. The claims are being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service events during his period of honorable service, necessitating a remand for additional verification and development.
- Claimed conditions
- any acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed to include memory loss, anger, depression, bipolar, nightmares, and stress), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), residuals, traumatic brain injury (claimed to include balance problems), any bilateral eye condition (claimed as blindness, bilateral eye & previously claimed as left eye condition), to include as secondary to residuals, traumatic brain injury (claimed to include balance problems)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24032814
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 17, 2022, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, hypertension, and left and right leg restless leg syndrome. The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.
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