The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including posttraumatic stress disorder. The claims for special monthly compensation and/or special monthly pension are also being remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examiners failed to provide sufficient evidence of a preexisting psychiatric condition that rises to the level of clear and unmistakable evidence, and did not consider the positive performance reports from 1969-1971 and the significant change in the Veteran's performance after his return from Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric condition (including posttraumatic stress disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22001906
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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.
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