The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, is reopened. However, the issue of entitlement to service connection remains pending and requires further development.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim (the relationship between the current acquired psychiatric disorder and active duty service).
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18150378
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of his acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, is denied as there are no unadjudicated or pending claims prior to August 16, 2016.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The issue of TDIU is remanded due to the lack of a completed VA Form 21-8940.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia, finding that there was no evidence of a pre-existing condition and insufficient medical opinion linking current symptoms to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The case will be reviewed again after additional evidence is obtained.
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