The Veteran is seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include depression, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected bilateral flat feet, lumbosacral myositis and/or left shoulder tendinitis. The Board has determined that an additional examination is needed as the previous VA examination was inadequate.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided in the July 2006 VA psychiatric examination was insufficient to allow for a fully informed evaluation of the claimed disability, necessitating a remand for another adequate examination.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, to include depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0947783
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the AOJ for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.
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