The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical records and conduct further examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including whether it is linked to an in-service event or secondary to service-connected back disability. The claims will be adjudicated on a direct basis for the acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the remand instructions were not fully complied with and ordered additional development of the medical records and examinations as directed by the February 2008 remand order.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0917993
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, and PTSD due to a lack of proper VA examinations and verification of in-service herbicide exposure.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted the readjudication of the claim for shaving issues/razor bumps and denied service connection for various other conditions, including a neck condition, left shoulder condition, GERD, headaches, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity nerve condition, sleep apnea, urinary frequency, erectile dysfunction, asthma, PTSD, as well as remanding claims for a low back disability, right foot disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
Service connection for PTSD is denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, is remanded for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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