The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including obtaining private medical records and arranging for a VA psychiatric examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the updated evidence.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board had failed to address whether the Veteran's alcohol abuse was a symptom of his diagnosed psychiatric disability and ordered further development to obtain pertinent private medical records and provide an opinion regarding the nature and likely etiology of his current psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- variously diagnosed psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1414665
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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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