The Board has remanded the case for further development of the record, including obtaining VA treatment records from October 2009 to the present. The Veteran's claim to reopen a service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as schizophrenia) is pending.
The deciding factor: The Board instructed the RO to obtain and associate with the claims file all outstanding records of treatment from the appropriate VA Medical Center, specifically including records dated from October 2009 to September 16, 2010 and from March 10, 2011 to the present.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as schizophrenia)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2013
- Citation
- 1314525
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for a compensable rating for scar of the left little finger, service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and new and material evidence for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as schizophrenia) due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Veteran's petition to reopen her previously denied claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, is granted. The claims for bilateral foot disability, heart murmur, diabetes mellitus type II, and migraine headaches are also remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for asthma, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as schizophrenia), and left knee disability were granted with a 10 percent evaluation effective from the date of claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for verification of all periods of service and obtaining any missing service treatment records.
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