The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for venereal warts and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as secondary to his service-connected venereal warts, are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners were unable to provide adequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran’s acquired psychiatric disorder is aggravated by his service-connected venereal warts or related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- venereal warts, acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and anxiety)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131708
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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