The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain VA outpatient treatment records and readjudicate the issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested that the record be held open for submission of additional evidence, but no such evidence was received. The case is now remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of the issue on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder other than posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2012
- Citation
- 1225389
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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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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