The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the Veteran's current anxiety disorder is related to his military service, including reviewing deck logs and Captain's Mast proceedings. The claim will be remanded for further review after these documents are obtained.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence (deck logs and Captain's Mast proceedings) needs to be reviewed to determine whether there was an in-service assault that could support the Veteran's claim of service connection for his current psychiatric disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, depressive disorder NOS, psychotic disorder NOS
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2013
- Citation
- 1302672
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders because there was no evidence of a current disorder related to military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a left knee condition and denied service connection for this condition. The anxiety disorder evaluation is remanded due to incomplete medical records.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for various disabilities and compensation claims have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
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