The Board has ordered the RO to attempt to obtain VA treatment records from a Berwick, Pennsylvania VAMC and to provide the veteran with a VA psychiatric examination. The appeal will be remanded for further action.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded due to incomplete documentation of received VA treatment records and the need for additional evidence regarding the nature and extent of any psychiatric disorder found.
- Claimed conditions
- undifferentiated schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2005
- Citation
- 0523357
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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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