The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination and Social and Industrial Survey. The issues are whether he can establish service connection for his acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to his service-connected disabilities and if his service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal requires additional evidence due to the need for a VA examination and Social and Industrial Survey, which will provide necessary medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorder and its impact on his employability.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, to include dysthymia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1453303
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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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