The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence, including VA clinical documentation and records from the Social Security Administration (SSA), and to schedule a VA examination for compensation purposes.
The deciding factor: Further development of the record is necessary before a decision can be made on the merits of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, chronic skin disorder to include a rash of the face, the neck, the shoulders, and the chest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0910932
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder was denied as there is no evidence that he filed a written document expressing an attempt to reopen his claim prior to April 29, 1996.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as there was no credible evidence that his claimed in-service stressor occurred and no medical evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome, and assigned a 20 percent rating for the veteran's low back strain.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is being remanded for additional development, including an examination and review of the expanded record.
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