The Veteran's claim for service connection for Asperger's Disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining complete service personnel records and scheduling a VA mental disorders examination.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to determine if any currently diagnosed psychiatric condition was caused or aggravated by military service, specifically focusing on whether Asperger's Disorder was aggravated beyond its natural progression during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Asperger's Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1034502
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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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- Granted
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