The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including as due to military sexual trauma (MST), is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional records.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further medical evaluation and review of recent treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder(s)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19187971
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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