The Board remands the claim for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder due to a failure by VA to make reasonable efforts to obtain relevant records from another police department.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to follow up with the City of Columbia Police Department after being informed that relevant records may be located there, which is an example of a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25046282
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
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