The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and providing a supplemental opinion from an appropriate subject matter expert regarding the Veteran's service connection claim.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to incomplete information in the private etiology opinion and uncertainty about whether the Veteran's anxiety/panic disorder constitutes a neurobehavioral condition. Additionally, there are conflicting opinions on whether the Veteran's anxiety/panic disorder began during active service or is related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- neurobehavioral disorder, anxiety/panic disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1727053
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions was dismissed due to procedural defects in filing the VA Form 10182.,Service connection claims for various conditions were denied as the appeals were filed after the decisions became final.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection for a neurobehavioral disorder is being remanded to the agency of original jurisdiction for consideration of new evidence and readjudication.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and anxiety/panic disorder, based on the Veteran's active duty during a period of full-time National Guard duty under 32 U.S.C. § 502(f).
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