The Board remands the claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and insomnia due to deficiencies in the record, requiring additional development including rescheduling of examinations.
The deciding factor: Deficiencies in the record necessitate additional development to ensure due process is followed and a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25035526
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for insomnia as the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of chronic insomnia independent of her service-connected major depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted restoration of service connection for insomnia, finding that the severance was improper.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to be readjudicated on the merits due to new and relevant evidence.
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