The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the Veteran's previously diagnosed psychiatric disabilities were superimposed upon his personality disorder as a result of service. The case will be returned for further review.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether the previously diagnosed psychiatric disabilities are superimposed upon the current personality disorder resulting from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Personality Disorder NOS, Depressive Disorder with Somatization, Substance-Induced Mood Disorder, Depressed
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1722305
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence for service connection of PTSD and issues with verifying stressors. A new VA examination is required, along with additional stressor development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and other conditions. The Veteran is required to provide updated VA treatment records and a new VA medical opinion on the nature and etiology of his diagnosed psychiatric disorders.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for PTSD service connection, an increased rating for anxiety disorder NOS, and a TBI were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating for anxiety disorder NOS or service connection for PTSD.
- Denied
The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including personality disorder. However, it was denied as there is no legal basis to grant service connection for a personality disorder and the current acquired psychiatric disabilities are not related to service or service-connected conditions.
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