The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability is related to service, specifically active duty or ACDUTRA periods. The Veteran's Air Force Reserve service includes periods of ACDUTRA which may be relevant.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence suggests a possible nexus between the Veteran's military service and his current disability but lacks specificity necessary for a decision on the merits due to the presence of INACDUTRA periods in his service record.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1451616
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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
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