Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection.,Specifically, the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder) needs further evaluation by a VA examiner to determine if it is related to active duty service.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinion regarding etiology of current psychiatric condition
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Ankle Degenerative Joint Disease","rating_assigned":20,"effective_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Degenerative Joint Disease","rating_assigned":20,"effective_date":null}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20073295
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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