The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder, including dysthymic disorder and an antisocial personality disorder. The Veteran is required to provide information about his treatment providers and for VA to obtain relevant records.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because there were insufficient medical opinions addressing the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorders, including dysthymic disorder and an antisocial personality disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- dysthymic disorder, antisocial personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19173562
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a higher rating for his anxiety disorder is remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion. The effective date for service connection remains denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for antisocial personality disorder, bipolar disorder, and cannabis and alcohol use disorders (claimed as PTSD) was denied. The March 2019 rating decision granted service connection for PTSD with depressive symptoms and a history of intermittent explosive disorder, but the appeal is still pending on other conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's dysthymic disorder disability was productive of total social and occupational impairment throughout the claim period, warranting a 100 percent disability rating.
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