The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete development and requests additional information from a VA examiner regarding whether any acquired psychiatric disorder existed prior to service, if so, whether it was aggravated by service, and if related to an in-service injury or event.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as the previous opinion did not directly address the questions posed in the prior remand.
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20072159
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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