The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the appellant's claims for service connection for blackouts and a psychiatric disability, including mood disorder and/or anxiety disorder. The VA will attempt to obtain relevant medical records and schedule examinations as requested.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there are gaps in the record regarding the appellant's claimed disabilities and their relationship to service. Therefore, additional development is necessary to ensure all pertinent evidence has been considered.
- Claimed conditions
- blackouts, psychiatric disability, to include mood disorder and/or anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2012
- Citation
- 1216854
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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