The Board has vacated the March 7, 2019 decision addressing compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a disability manifested by trouble sleeping and remanded the issue to conduct further development.
The deciding factor: The private treatment records cited in the March 7, 2019 Board remand were not from the Veteran's current appeal and thus the remand was based on incorrect information.
- Claimed conditions
- Trouble sleeping, CVA (cerebral vascular accident)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19136092
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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
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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty about whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including depression and Alzheimer's/dementia, were incurred during active duty service or aggravated by reactivation into service after May 2001. The VA is required to obtain an opinion from a VA psychiatrist regarding these issues.
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