The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating and TDIU for his acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the full criteria for PTSD based on DSM-5, failed to consider the Veteran's previous diagnoses of PTSD, insomnia, depression, anxiety, and recent reports of suicidal ideation and auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH).
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2022
- Citation
- A22024829
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed has been reopened and is granted. The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for migraines remains remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
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