The Board has determined that the appeal concerning an earlier effective date for service connection and a claim of CUE in the June 1970 rating decision should be remanded due to the need to reconsider the original denial based on newly associated service department records, and to determine if the June 4, 1970 rating decision is final.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appeal requires reconsideration of the original denial based on new service department records and a determination of whether the June 4, 1970 rating decision is final.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26030155
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding that her current disability is due to her service as a legal specialist.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and persistent depressive disorder. The Veteran's current disability is found to be at least as likely as not due to the in-service event of his father's death.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, major depressive disorder recurrent moderate, and alcohol use disorder, is etiologically related to service. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed psychiatric condition related to service, specifically an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.
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