The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, kidney disorder, and strokes due to incomplete development. The Veteran is seeking service connection based on direct evidence of a link between his current conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: Incomplete development of the record prevented the Board from making a determination on the merits of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and somatic symptom disorder), Kidney disorder, Strokes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20059757
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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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