The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and review of his claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, depression, and unspecified psychotic disorder. The examiner will determine the etiology of each diagnosed condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran has multiple diagnoses including a personality disorder which precludes direct service connection but may be superimposed on other acquired conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Depression, Unspecified psychotic disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2019
- Citation
- A19001605
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and any acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current mental health conditions and his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient findings regarding PTSD and depression, requiring a new VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the AOJ's handling of the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, and depression. The AOJ is required to verify the Veteran's claimed stressor and obtain medical opinions regarding the diagnoses and their relation to service.
- Denied
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