The Board has vacated its April 2006 denial of the appeal and is remanding the case for further development due to a lack of consideration of recent medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Due process considerations and the need for further development of the claim preclude appellate action by the Board at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- conversion disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0638880
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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's claim of service connection for a left eye condition, claimed as secondary to a traumatic brain injury (TBI), has been reopened. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for major depression and conversion disorder, both related to TBI.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from the Director of Compensation Service regarding extraschedular consideration for diplopia and scheduling a VA examination for psychiatric issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale provided in the VA examination report, and additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's current right shoulder rotator cuff syndrome is related to her military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a conversion disorder and PTSD, finding no evidence of these conditions during the veteran's service or any link to his military service.
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