Citation Nr: 18147982
Decision Date: 11/07/18	Archive Date: 11/06/18

DOCKET NO. 16-45 888
DATE:	November 7, 2018
REMANDED
Entitlement to a rating higher than 30 percent for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is remanded.
REASONS FOR REMAND
The Veteran served on active duty with the U.S. Air Force from December 1964 to September 1968. 
Entitlement to a rating higher than 30 percent for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is remanded.
The Veteran’s most recent VA examination was in February 2014, then, he was scheduled for a VA PTSD examination in June 2016 and failed to appear.  In his September 2016 substantive appeal, the Veteran noted that his symptoms had worsened and requested a new examination be scheduled.  The Board finds that one additional opportunity to appear for a VA examination is warranted to determine the current severity of his mental condition. 
The matter is REMANDED for the following action:
1. Obtain any outstanding treatment records relevant to the claim on appeal. 
2. Schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the current nature and severity of his PTSD.  The Veteran’s claims file should be made available to and reviewed by the examiner. 
 
H.M. WALKER
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	A. Price, Associate Counsel