The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if any of these conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was unable to fully reconcile the Veteran’s varying psychiatric diagnoses and found it unclear whether any current acquired psychiatric disorder or residuals of a head injury are related to service. The left knee and left foot conditions may have preexisted service, but further examination is needed to determine if they were aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder, sleeplessness with memory loss, acquired psychiatric disorder (including an adjustment disorder), residuals of a head injury, left knee condition, left foot condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18126744
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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).
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