The Veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining missing service treatment records and any outstanding VA treatment records. The Veteran will be provided a psychiatric examination to determine the nature, etiology, and severity of his diagnosed psychiatric disorders.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to fully evaluate the Veteran's claims due to incomplete medical history and treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, catatonic type, schizophrenia, undifferentiated type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2014
- Citation
- 1401463
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an extension of a higher rate of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance under 38 U.S.C. § 1114 (p), beyond July 31, 2022, has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's mental competency to handle VA benefits was found lacking, and restoration of competency is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and a retrospective medical opinion regarding the severity of the service-connected schizophrenia during the period on appeal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, was rated at 70 percent and denied a higher rating. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet criteria for total social impairment or total occupational impairment.
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