The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current psychological disorder is related to his service. The Veteran will need to provide more details and possibly undergo a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional medical evidence to determine if the Veteran's current psychological condition is related to his service, specifically the motorcycle accident and psychological complaints documented in his STRs.
- Claimed conditions
- psychological disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18103212
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychological disorder and hypertension have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions, and the evidence does not support a finding that they are related to active duty service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep disorder, evaluation of right ankle sprain, and compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids. The TDIU claim is also remanded due to its inextricability with other issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to non-compliance with previous directives, and will consider whether new evidence was submitted to reopen a claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder.
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