The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding VA and private treatment records, as well as additional medical opinions regarding his psychiatric disabilities and skin condition. The claims will be further developed to determine if there are any new or material pieces of evidence that could support a grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims require additional development due to missing VA treatment records from before the late 1990s, as well as outstanding private treatment records. The Board also requested addendum opinions regarding the etiology and aggravation of his psychiatric disabilities and skin condition.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome with major depressive-like features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19158034
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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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