The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a leg disability, and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were inadequate and did not address all relevant factors as per the February 2014 Board remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression NOS, depressive disorder NOS, major depressive disorder, and alcohol and cocaine abuse), Leg disability (right leg shorter than left leg)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18161271
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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.
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