The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine the current nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders. The issues on appeal include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including anxiety disorder and PTSD) and entitlement to a referral for an extraschedular evaluation for hemorrhagic and ovarian cyst.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examination provided was inadequate, particularly regarding the current diagnosis of PTSD and its relation to military service. The case is therefore remanded for further development including another examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2016
- Citation
- 1621534
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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