The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information to decide on the appeal regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing schizophrenia was aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical opinion of record addressing whether the Veteran’s pre-existing acquired psychiatric condition was aggravated by active service.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoid type schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- A19002617
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his paranoid type schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for additional VA medical records and a comprehensive psychiatric examination.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran did not have a diagnosed PTSD and could not establish a link between his military service and his current psychiatric disability. The claim for service connection was denied.
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