The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for the award of a 70 percent evaluation for service-connected PTSD with TBI and for DEA benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as additional evidence requires further clarification.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain a clarifying retrospective opinion regarding the severity and/or overlap of symptoms pertaining to the claimed conditions throughout the period on appeal from October 9, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048193
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 a separate 10 percent disability rating for residuals of TBI effective September 9, 2020, but denied an earlier effective date prior to March 18, 2021, for the grant of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with TBI.
- Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for service-connected PTSD with TBI, but no higher.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, but not higher. The claims for service connection for OSA and greater than 30 percent rating for post-concussive headaches were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with traumatic brain injury for further development.
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