The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension, enlarged heart, and digestive problems due to insufficient medical evidence on file. The Veteran is diagnosed with anxiety disorder but did not recognize his neuropsychiatric symptoms during service. Remand is required for a VA examination to determine if these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient competent medical evidence to make a decision regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection, and thus remanded for further development including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety, panic attacks, nightmares
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2020
- Citation
- A20015648
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, based on the evidence showing that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's condition began in service.
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