The Board remands the claims for service connection for any acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD and depressive disorder, and a back condition due to multiple pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining additional evidence and clarifying opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD and depressive disorder, Back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24065047
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss but denied service connection for a back condition, left foot disability, right foot disability, and right shoulder condition.
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