The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and SSA disability determination information. The Veteran will be provided a psychiatric examination to determine if his current psychiatric conditions are related to service or pre-existing conditions.
The deciding factor: The examiner is instructed to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are at least as likely as not (50% probability) related to active service, including any pre-existing condition aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, anxiety disorder, major depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1034026
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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.
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