The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating greater than 50 percent for PTSD with depression is being remanded due to the failure to obtain pertinent medical evidence from the Vet Center.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to obtain the Veteran's treatment records from the Vet Center, which constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error warranting remand.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2026
- Citation
- A26022891
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, PTSD with depression, is related to a verified in-service stressor.,The history of pelvic inflammatory disease resulting in infertility was also linked to the same in-service event.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent and 70 percent for PTSD with depression, as well as TDIU, due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with depression, and increased ratings of 20 percent for right and left ankle tendonitis. The hypertension and tinnitus claims were denied.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety, finding that it is subsumed under her already granted service-connected PTSD with depression. The decision notes that granting separate service connection would result in impermissible pyramiding.
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