The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA psychiatric records from January 1995 to October 1996, including any records of psychiatric treatment or evaluation during hospitalization for medical conditions. The veteran's claim may now be allowed based on these records.
The deciding factor: Additional VA psychiatric records are needed to determine if the veteran has an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD that is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder other than post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0029875
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and migraine headaches. The claim for migraine headaches was denied due to a lack of medical nexus between the claimed in-service headache episodes and current migraines.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to afford her appropriate opportunity for VA examinations and to obtain additional pertinent treatment records. The case will be further reviewed after these actions are completed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and ensuring that VA has considered all submitted evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for reopening service connection for arthritis of the hands, chronic upper and lower back pains with degenerative changes, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The decision also addressed claims for service connection for arthritis and bursitis of the hips and knees.
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