The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran's current psychiatric disability, including OCD, began during service or is causally linked to any incident of or finding recorded during service. The veteran also needs proper VCAA notice regarding effective date and disability rating issues.
The deciding factor: The need for additional development due to the complexity of the claim and the requirement for a VA examination as well as proper VCAA notification.
- Claimed conditions
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0634214
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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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