The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, low back disorder, and hypercholesterolemia due to potential issues with causation or etiology.
The deciding factor: Further examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as the relationship between current conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified anxiety disorder), Hypercholesterolemia, Low back disorder manifested by back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19154798
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral restless leg syndrome, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active service or any incident of service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for hypercholesterolemia, a migraine headache disorder, and a fungal infection of the foot.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed for proposed reductions in ratings for degenerative arthritis, left ankle, and left knee osteoarthritis, limitation of flexion. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for diabetes mellitus and service connection for hypercholesterolemia were denied.
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