The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a request for Social Security Administration (SSA) records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported receiving SSA disability benefits, and the RO is required to obtain these records as they may be relevant to his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder other than posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1215826
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran's attorney.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an examination to determine if any current psychiatric diagnoses are related to service. The appeal is now in remand status.
- Granted
The Veteran's appeal was granted, with a maximum schedular evaluation of 50 percent for posttraumatic headaches effective from April 13, 2007. The Board also found that referral for an extraschedular evaluation under 38 C.F.R. § 3.321(b)(1) is not warranted in conjunction with the service-connected posttraumatic headaches. Additionally, a TDIU was granted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn and dismissed due to his express withdrawal of all issues on appeal.
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