The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders, specifically psychotic disorder NOS and obsessive compulsive disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner is required to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any current psychiatric disorders are related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychotic Disorder NOS, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19195072
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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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