The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and Social Security Administration records, scheduling a psychiatric examination, and reviewing the claims folder with a psychiatrist to determine if the veteran has a current psychiatric disorder related to his active service.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to determine if the veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- polysubstance dependence, psychosis not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0637592
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for his acquired psychiatric disability and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for a higher rating for major depressive disorder was denied, but they were granted total disability based on individual unemployability. The claim for service connection for a sleep disorder was remanded.
- Partly granted
The veteran's request for a higher rating for left knee osteoarthritis was denied. The claim for service connection for polysubstance dependence and related mental health conditions was remanded for further evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, finding no current disability of PTSD and insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders to service.
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