The veteran is seeking housebound benefits due to a service-connected psychiatric disorder (panic disorder) and claims agoraphobia. The VA needs to obtain updated medical records, including the March 2000 hospitalization summary, and schedule him for a VA psychiatric evaluation to determine if he has agoraphobia and its impact on his ability to leave his house.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim requires additional evidence from recent medical records and an assessment of his current condition by a VA psychiatrist.
- Claimed conditions
- panic disorder, agoraphobia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0019628
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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
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