The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private and VA treatment records, verifying in-service stressors, and providing the Veteran with a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss disability, bilateral tinnitus, and back disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there may be outstanding relevant medical records and that the Veteran's service personnel records indicate he served in missile silos. The Board also noted that the Veteran has provided a statement regarding his claimed stressor of living and working in missile silos during active duty service, which needs to be verified.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Hypertension, Bilateral hearing loss disability, Bilateral tinnitus, Back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1708396
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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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