The Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder/incontinence condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than depression are being remanded to obtain additional treatment records and provide addendum opinions from VA examiners.
The deciding factor: Additional treatment records need to be obtained and VA examiners must review the new evidence and provide updated medical opinions regarding the Veteran's conditions and their relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder/incontinence condition, Acquired psychiatric disorder, other than depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1540134
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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
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The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than depression. The case is being remanded to obtain a new VA opinion regarding the etiology of his current psychiatric disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than depression. The Board finds that a remand is necessary to determine the etiology of his current psychiatric condition and whether it was initially manifested during the presumptive period.
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