The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination to determine if the appellant's current mental disorder is related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Joint Remand instructed the AOJ to consider the provisions of 38 C.F.R. � 4.125(b) (2007), which requires that if it is not clear from the available records what the change of diagnosis represents, the rating agency shall return the report to the examiner for a determination.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar affective disorder, atypical depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0731626
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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