The Board has determined that the Appellant's character of discharge is a bar to VA benefits, but may be reconsidered if it can be established that he was insane at the time of misconduct. The Board also notes that his service record shows psychiatric symptoms in service and requests further examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient medical evidence to determine if the Appellant was insane at the time of misconduct and thus remanded for a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2021
- Citation
- A21016909
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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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