The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to insufficient examination reports and lack of clear and unmistakable evidence regarding pre-service conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not provide sufficient rationale or meet the 'clear and unmistakable' standard in their opinions on the pre-service condition and service connection theory.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver disability, Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), Seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21039777
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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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- Denied
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