The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for further evaluation of the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disabilities.
The deciding factor: The examination was deemed insufficient, particularly regarding the gender of the examiner, which may have affected the results. The Veteran needs another examination with a male examiner who is also a veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22000220
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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