The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to consider whether service connection should be granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than posttraumatic stress disorder.
The deciding factor: The claim was not adjudicated as it pertained to an acquired psychiatric disorder other than posttraumatic stress disorder, which is different from the previous denial of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychiatric disorder other than posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1416077
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issues of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than posttraumatic stress disorder, as well as his appeals regarding the issues of entitlement to increased evaluations for service-connected degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar and cervical spines.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete opinions and need for additional medical examination.
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