The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and VA treatment records. The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is pending.
The deciding factor: The veteran needs additional evidence from the service department and VA facilities regarding his alleged psychiatric hospitalization in Okinawa and ongoing treatment at the VAMC in Ventnor, New Jersey.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0803650
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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