Citation Nr: 23044682 Decision Date: 08/10/23 Archive Date: 08/10/23 DOCKET NO. 19-31 423 DATE: August 10, 2023 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty in the United States Navy from July 1990 to October 1993. This matter comes to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from an April 2017 rating decision issued by a VA Regional Office (RO). Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is remanded. Since the issuance of the most recent Statement of the Case (SOC) in August 2019, additional pertinent evidence was associated with the claims file including new VA treatment records. Recognizing such, the Board requested a waiver of initial AOJ consideration of the evidence in a June 7, 2023, letter sent to the Veteran and his representative. The Veteran was notified in this letter that he had 45 days to respond, otherwise the Board would remand his claim. The Veteran and his representative have not responded to VA's request and the 45-day period has elapsed. Accordingly, the issues are remanded to the AOJ for the readjudication and issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC), if warranted. 38 C.F.R. § 19.31. The matters are REMANDED for the following action: Given that the Veteran has not responded to VA's waiver request and the 45-day period has elapsed, the issues are remanded to the AOJ for readjudication, to include consideration of all relevant evidence associated with the claims file since the August 2019 SOC, and issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC), if warranted. 38 C.F.R. § 19.31. SHEREEN M. MARCUS Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans' Appeals Attorney for the Board S. F. Minnitte, Associate 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 This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.