The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions and treatment records.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of a currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as to ensure all outstanding VA treatment records are associated with the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19196063
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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