The Board has determined that further development and a medical examination are necessary to address the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and paranoid schizophrenia. The case is REMANDED for these actions.
The deciding factor: Further development and a medical examination are required due to conflicting medical evidence and unclear stressor details.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), paranoid schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0605543
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 remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to be readjudicated on the merits due to new and relevant evidence.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a duty to assist error, requiring further examination and review of private treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are due to any incident of his period of active service.
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