The Board has remanded the issues for further development, including scheduling VA examinations to assess the current severity and manifestations of the service-connected psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The December 2020 and January 31, 2024, VA examination reports are incomplete and require further clarification to assist in the adjudication of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) effective date, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Insomnia, Total Disability Rating based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055480
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (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
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