The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric and skin disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly stated as a reasoning statement; it simply states that the case is being remanded for further action.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder, NOS, pseudofoliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0930126
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder, bipolar disorder NOS, and bipolar disorder with psychotic features, is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it had onset in service or within one year of service discharge.
- Partly granted
The Board has dismissed the appeals for a rating in excess of 10 percent for pseudofoliculitis barbae from March 26, 2002 and in excess of 30 percent for pseudofoliculitis barbae from August 30, 2002. The veteran withdrew his appeal as to these issues.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain and granted a non-compensable rating for pseudofoliculitis barbae. The veteran's current condition of pseudofoliculitis barbae is not related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for pseudofoliculitis barbae and entitlement to a compensable evaluation for his left leg scar. The veteran did not have current pseudofoliculitis barbae, and there was no objective evidence of disability in his left leg scar.
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