The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether any of the veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his service in the military.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed as requested by the October 2000 Board decision to obtain a necessary medical nexus opinion concerning the cause of the veteran's psychiatric conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- undifferentiated-type schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0308867
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including undifferentiated-type schizophrenia. The issue was not reopened due to a prior denial in 1975.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's undifferentiated-type schizophrenia is productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and issuing a supplemental statement of the case (SOC) for certain issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board found that the veteran's undifferentiated-type schizophrenia produced considerable impairment in social and industrial adaptability, warranting a 50 percent disability rating.
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