The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions and their relationship to his military service. The Veteran is required to provide a VA examination to determine if his alcohol use during service was secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder, and whether any current cognitive disability is related to his service or an acquired psychiatric condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found the medical opinions insufficient to establish the necessary link between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including unspecified neurocognitive disorder and alcohol dependence), Head injury with memory loss and difficulty speaking
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19103412
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19103412.
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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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