The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran had an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, during service or within one year of discharge. The examiner will also need to assess whether this condition was a contributory cause of his death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The deciding factor: The Board needs to gather more evidence regarding the Veteran's mental health history and determine if it is at least as likely as not that he had an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, during service or within one year of discharge. The examiner will also need to assess whether this condition was a contributory cause of his death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, Self-inflicted gunshot wound to head
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1203409
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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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