The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating, as there are conflicting medical opinions regarding his psychiatric condition. The veteran is to be scheduled for a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability is related to military service.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting medical evidence regarding whether the veteran's current psychiatric manifestations are residuals of his service-connected brain concussion and conversion disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- conversion disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0424810
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of recent VA examination, and it is recommended that the Veteran undergoes another examination to assess his current psychiatric disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that there have been procedural errors in obtaining the Veteran's private treatment records and in providing adequate VA examinations. As a result, the claims are being remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal regarding whether the VA Form 9 Appeal was timely submitted and also dismissed the claim for service connection for a conversion disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions result in the need for regular aid and attendance, which has been granted special monthly compensation.
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