The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of any current psychiatric disability. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a service connection claim for Tourette's syndrome is also being considered.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly stated but implied in the need for further development and consideration of both the main appeal and the newly raised issue of Tourette's syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- obsessive compulsive disorder, dysthymic disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1213671
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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).
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