The Board has remanded the case due to errors in duty to assist and insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric conditions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for PTSD and chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, which are currently diagnosed. The VA must obtain additional records and provide a new VA examination to determine if these diagnoses meet the DSM-5 criteria and whether they are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the prior VA examinations were inadequate due to improper conclusions regarding PTSD and adjustment disorder, as well as an incorrect standard used by the examiner. The Board also noted deficiencies in the November 2021 VA opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Chronic Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24055947
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 27, 2019 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no earlier claim document in the claims file and the Veteran did not timely perfect an appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted as a result of military sexual trauma (MST) that occurred during service. The Board found the Veteran's testimony and supporting evidence credible, including her VA and private treatment records.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for TDIU is granted with an effective date of August 17, 2022. The decision also denies the Veteran's request for Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) due to lack of need for aid and attendance or being housebound.
- Denied
The Veteran's chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is rated at 50 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating of 70 percent or above.
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