The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, memory problems, skin condition, and neurological disability due to insufficient examination findings.,The Veteran's service connection claims are being returned for further development.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the conditions and their relationship to service or any qualifying chronic disabilities have been provided by VA examiners.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (however diagnosed), Memory Problems, Skin Condition, Neurological Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22014199
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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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