The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and providing the Veteran with a new VA psychiatric examination to determine if any identified acquired psychiatric disorder (other than posttraumatic stress disorder) at least as likely as not had its origin during his period of active military service.
The deciding factor: The Board is remanding the case due to an inadequate previous VA psychiatric examination, which did not have access to the Veteran's complete medical history.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder other than posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2015
- Citation
- 1553629
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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
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