The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection, as they require further development and consideration of additional medical records.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to obtain missing service treatment records and VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depression with psychotic features, Schizoaffective disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22044938
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and schizoaffective disorder, due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The case will be readjudicated with a focus on obtaining treatment records from UT Health San Antonio Transitional Care Clinic and obtaining a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that new evidence supports the readjudication of the claim for service connection for a mental disorder, but dismissed appeals seeking compensable ratings for residuals of right hand 5th metacarpal fracture and left ear hearing loss. The case is remanded to determine if an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is related to service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70% rating for PTSD with major depression and alcohol use disorder prior to January 29, 2024 is denied. The issue of entitlement to TDIU since June 6, 2025, is dismissed as moot due to the Veteran's combined schedular evaluation of 100 percent.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder diagnosed as PTSD and MD, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are at least as likely as not related to his service.
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