The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, as well as a compensable evaluation for his service-connected schistosomiasis ankylostomiasis are being remanded due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are required regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to his active service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss or schistosomiasis ankylostomiasis.
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, schistosomiasis ankylostomiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1803566
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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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