The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression. The appeal is now pending again with the VA.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the October 2013 VA medical examination was not adequate in determining whether the in-service harassment caused or aggravated the Veteran's current disability and ordered a new examination to address this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1517847
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the reopening of claims for service connection for a heart disorder, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and gout. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease with CAD, diabetes mellitus type 2, left below knee amputation with left hip avascular necrosis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to the Veteran's service-connected status post left leg amputation.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression), MST and insomnia based on new and relevant evidence. The TDIU issue was remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, posttraumatic stress disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression.
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