The veteran is seeking VA healthcare under Chapter 17 of the United States Code Title 38. The Board has determined that an additional remand is required due to the lack of a psychiatric opinion regarding whether the veteran was insane at the time of his separation from service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous remand instructions were not followed and that a VA psychiatrist's opinion on the veteran's mental state at the time of his separation is necessary for proper adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- mental health disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0609748
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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