The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran experienced any additional disability caused or aggravated by VA treatment in February 2015, and if so, whether it was reasonably foreseeable.
The deciding factor: The opinion from June 2020 is not adequate as it does not engage with the Veteran's report of increased symptoms after the February 2015 heart incident.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (to include aggravation of PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22006211
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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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