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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, ADHD, OCD, intellectual disability, and narcissistic personality disorder, as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and OCD, due to inadequate medical opinions and unverified in-service stressors.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD with delayed expression, OCD, and unspecified anxiety disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, MDD, and OCD, due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's Reserve service status.
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