Citation Nr: 21025046 Decision Date: 04/27/21 Archive Date: 04/27/21 DOCKET NO. 16-41 885A DATE: April 27, 2021 REMANDED Entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with sleep disturbance is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from July 1968 to December 1970 and August 1972 to April 1974. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from an April 2014 rating decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ). The Veteran testified before the Board at a January 2021 virtual hearing; a transcript of the hearing is associated with the claims file. Additional development is necessary. The Veteran reported current Vet Center treatment in a July 2016 notice of disagreement (NOD). Vet Center treatment at a different facility was also identified in a September 2018 VA examination. The claims file contains only limited 2013 and 2014 Vet Center records; thus, complete records must be obtained on remand. Moreover, in a February 2019 NOD the Veteran indicated that his PTSD had worsened. Remand is therefore necessary to offer the Veteran a VA examination that determines the current level of symptoms. The matter is REMANDED for the following action: 1. Take appropriate steps to obtain the Veteran’s complete treatment records from the Vet Centers in Indiana and Florida, as identified in the July 2016 NOD and September 2018 VA examination, to include securing necessary releases. 2. Schedule the Veteran for an examination by an appropriate clinician to determine the current severity of his service-connected PTSD with sleep disturbance. The clinician should provide a full description of the disability and report all signs and symptoms necessary for evaluating the Veteran’s disability under the rating criteria. The clinician must attempt to elicit information regarding the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms. To the extent possible, the clinician should identify any symptoms and social and occupational impairment due to his PTSD with sleep disturbance alone. 3. Then, readjudicate the claim. If the benefit sought remains denied, issue a supplemental statement of the case and return the matter to the Board if otherwise in order. WILLIAM H. DONNELLY Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board W. Ripplinger, Counsel The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.