The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, including anxiety disorder NOS, mood disorder NOS, depressive disorder NOS, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his VA treatment records and a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's failure to report to the scheduled VA examination has prevented a definitive determination on the relationship between his reported stressors during active duty service in Iraq and his diagnosed psychiatric conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder NOS, mood disorder NOS, depressive disorder NOS, posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1759875
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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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