The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and a need for further examination. The Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension is on appeal.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to obtain all relevant medical records, including SSA records, and provide the Veteran with additional examinations to determine his employability status.
- Claimed conditions
- Alcohol Dependence, Adjustment Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0926172
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for adjustment disorder and hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder was not manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas or total occupational and social impairment at any point during the appeal period. The criteria for entitlement to an initial rating higher than 50 percent for service-connected adjustment disorder have not been met.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors and a need for a VA psychiatric examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on his symptoms, which were considered to be consistent with a 50 percent disability rating.
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