The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychological disorder and whether new and material evidence is required to reopen the claim for a right shoulder disability due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the Veteran's mental health during his period of dishonorable discharge.
The deciding factor: The Board found that remand was necessary to obtain medical opinions on whether the Veteran had a mental disorder concurrent with his misconduct in service and to determine if he met the criteria for insanity as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- an acquired psychological disorder, a right shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21022799
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, and remanded the claims for residuals of a head injury, memory loss, major depressive disorder (depression), right hip strain, and a right shoulder condition due to deficiencies in the evidence.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for all the listed conditions, and the Board has dismissed them.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and examinations.
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