The Veteran is seeking to reopen his claim of service connection for paranoid type schizophrenia. The case is being remanded due to the need to obtain missing SSA records and complete service personnel records.
The deciding factor: The decision requires obtaining missing SSA records and complete service personnel records, which may constitute new and material evidence that could support reopening the Veteran's claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoid type schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1033990
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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 Veteran's service connection claim for paranoid type schizophrenia is granted. The Board has also remanded the issues of left knee disability, CAD, cerebral vascular accident, and hypertension.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's wife has stated that he refuses to stay home alone due to extreme fear, causing her financial hardship. The Board is remanding the case for a new VA examination to assess whether the Veteran needs regular aid and attendance of another person.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information to decide on the appeal regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing schizophrenia was aggravated by active service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran is not competent to manage his VA benefits due to recurrent psychiatric decompensation and inability to consistently take antipsychotic medications.
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