The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizoaffective disorder, major depressive disorder, manic depressive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is being remanded due to the failure of the Veteran to report for VA examinations scheduled in conjunction with his appeal. The Board finds that good cause has been shown for his failure to report.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report for VA examinations scheduled in conjunction with his appeal, and the Board finds that he had good cause for not reporting.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder, major depressive disorder, manic depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2015
- Citation
- 1534069
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for specially-adapted housing assistance and a special home adaptation grant was denied because he does not meet the criteria for either benefit based on his service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and major depressive disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his alleged stressors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining in-service psychiatric treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.
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