The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if there is at least a 50 percent probability or greater that the veteran's psychological problems are related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The record contains competent evidence of a current disability and indicates that it may be associated with the veteran's service, thus triggering the duty to provide an examination.
- Claimed conditions
- psychological problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0901103
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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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