The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting opinions from a VA examiner regarding whether any portion of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability is at least as likely as not due to service. The Veteran will need further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: There are contradictory etiological opinions from the VA examiner, requiring clarification on whether any portion of the Veteran's current psychiatric disability is at least as likely as not related to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1500612
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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.
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other claims were remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) based on evidence of in-service treatment and current disability.
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