The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD that may be present, including unspecified depressive disorder, panic disorder, insomnia, alcohol abuse, anxiety disorder and mood disorder. The examiner should provide an opinion as to whether such acquired psychiatric disorder at least as likely as not had its onset in service or is causally related to an event in service.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, including unspecified depressive disorder, panic disorder, insomnia, alcohol abuse, anxiety disorder and mood disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, insomnia, mood disorder, panic disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2016
- Citation
- 1621025
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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.
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