The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current psychiatric condition is related to his service.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly stated but implied in the need for additional evidence and an examination.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0728897
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection and appropriate rating for a psychiatric condition as there was no outstanding request to reopen the previously denied claim, and thus no unresolved claim exists.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus, psychiatric condition, erectile dysfunction, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are all granted service connection.,Service connection for ankylosis of the middle finger of the left hand is denied as a compensable evaluation cannot be assigned.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, chronic skin conditions, and a psychiatric condition as secondary to service-connected left varicocele. The effective date is set at January 30, 2020.
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