The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA psychiatric and dermatology examination to clarify the veteran's conditions and their relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The conflicting clinical evidence requires clarification regarding whether any current acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service or if it is separate from an underlying personality disorder. The veteran also needs a new VA examination for his pseudofolliculitis barbae due to the possibility of worsening symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Personality Disorder, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0503310
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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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