The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and a need for further development, including an updated character of discharge determination, obtaining inpatient or clinical records from San Diego Naval Medical Center, and obtaining private medical treatment records.
The deciding factor: New service records indicate the Veteran was diagnosed with psychosis during service, which could potentially establish service connection. However, the AOJ needs to make a determination regarding the Veteran's character of discharge due to his in-service offenses.
- Claimed conditions
- psychosis, major depressive disorder with recurrent psychosis, psychotic disorder, paranoid schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20073060
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for paranoid schizophrenia on the basis other than clear and unmistakable error (CUE), finding that March 3, 2008 is the earliest possible effective date.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of paranoid schizophrenia, finding that the evidence did not support a grant based on newly added service personnel records.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for paranoid schizophrenia and posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed due to the Veteran's death prior to the submission of a valid substitution request.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for antisocial personality disorder, PTSD, and psychotic disorder due to an inadequate VA examination and a duty to assist error.
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