The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder from January 22, 1973 and entitlement to a TDIU due to PTSD prior to January 29, 1998 for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the AOJ should have obtained a retrospective medical opinion to determine the severity of the Veteran's PTSD for the period beginning January 22, 1973, as it failed to consider and discuss relevant evidence of record adequately.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051577
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,456 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder, a total rating based on individual unemployability prior to October 31, 2023, and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance prior to the same date.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective October 1, 2023, and denied an earlier effective date for DEA benefits based on permanent and total disability status prior to that date.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder and remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an increased rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder as the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.
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