The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication, including scheduling a psychiatric examination in Springfield, Vermont.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim requires additional evidence to determine if his agoraphobia had its onset during his period of active military service or is related to any incident or event that occurred during this time.
- Claimed conditions
- agoraphobia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0620031
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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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and related conditions, is dismissed as the Veteran has already been granted service connection for these conditions.
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