The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and an addendum opinion to address the nature and etiology of his current diagnoses.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorders, specifically addressing whether they are related to service-connected knee and back conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- antisocial personality disorder, alcohol use disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, depressive disorder, delusional disorder, major depressive disorder, paranoid schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18141772
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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
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