The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected psychophysiological musculoskeletal reaction is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations and consideration of new criteria for mental disorders.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected psychophysiological musculoskeletal reaction involves two distinct disabilities: a psychiatric disability and lumbosacral strain. The claim must be further developed to accurately evaluate these separate disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- psychophysiological musculoskeletal reaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2001
- Citation
- 0100131
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 100% disability rating for his service-connected psychophysiological musculoskeletal reaction and dementia associated with alcoholism from June 1, 2007 to March 16, 2010.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected psychophysiological musculoskeletal reaction, to include tremors of the neck and head, has been dismissed as he is satisfied with the partial grant of benefits.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as the substantive appeal was not timely filed following the March 25, 2007 statement of the case that reduced his disability evaluation to 50 percent.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him housebound or in need of aid and attendance.,Proper appellate posture for review by the Board has not been acquired for the matters concerning claimed error in the Board decisions dated in 1947, 1962, 1963, 1984, and 1986. The claims of error in these decisions are dismissed without prejudice to refiling.
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