The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA medical examination to determine if the appellant was insane at the time of misconduct leading to his discharge.
The deciding factor: The examiner must review the claims file, including post-service treatment records and lay statements, to assess whether the appellant exhibited prolonged deviation from normal behavior, interfered with societal peace, or became antisocial due to disease during periods of AWOL.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19126623
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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- Granted
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