The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate evidence and failure to discuss the appellant's assertions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examination did not provide an opinion as to the etiology of the claimed disorders, and the Court found that the Board did not adequately discuss the appellant's assertions concerning their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- panic disorder with agoraphobia, obsessive compulsive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1041783
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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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