The claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic acquired psychiatric disability is reopened and remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that was not previously considered, necessitating a reconsideration of the Veteran's claim on its merits.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0905791
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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