The Board has determined that the appellant's service connection claim for atypical psychosis, claimed as a nervous condition and schizophrenia, should be remanded due to an error in determining his eligibility based on active duty status. The claims file is incomplete and requires additional records such as military personnel records and mental health treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's service connection claim was improperly denied due to a lack of evidence regarding his period of active duty, which may have been ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA rather than full-time active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- atypical psychosis, nervous condition, schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- A20016111
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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- Granted
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