The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records from a psychiatrist. The veteran's claim of service connection for a personality disorder with alcohol dependence remains pending.
The deciding factor: VA failed to obtain requested private treatment records as authorized by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- personality disorder with alcohol dependence
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0501151
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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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