The Board has determined that a de novo service connection analysis is proper for the psychiatric disorder issue on appeal. The Veteran now claims his psychiatric disability is the result of a personal assault in service, and VA will remand to obtain more information about this claim.
The deciding factor: VA will need to determine if there is sufficient evidence to conclude that the Veteran was subject to a personal assault during active service and whether it is at least as likely as not related to his current psychiatric disability (to include PTSD).
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, Residuals of a gunshot wound
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2016
- Citation
- 1603114
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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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- Dismissed
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