The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examination and to obtain VA treatment records. The issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected schizophrenic reaction, undifferentiated type, will be re-adjudicated after the requested actions are completed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires further evaluation due to assertions of worsening symptoms and the need for updated VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenic reaction, undifferentiated type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1546303
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for schizoaffective disorder, undifferentiated type, and remanded the claims for a right knee disability, left knee disability, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another.
- Partly granted
The Board found clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the termination of benefits for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability between June 1, 1968 and November 12, 1970. The retroactive restoration of benefits was established at 100 percent disabling from June 1, 1968 to February 18, 1971; the previously assigned 30 percent evaluation was continued from February 19, 1971.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and attempting to obtain private health care provider records. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after these actions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the effect of his schizophrenia on daily life and for additional development in connection with service connection claims.
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