The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including anxiety and insomnia. The case is remanded to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions and their relationship to service, as well as whether cirrhosis of the liver and hypertension are related to service-connected conditions or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence had been presented to reopen the claim for an acquired psychiatric condition. However, further medical opinions are needed to determine the etiology of these conditions and their relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22047452
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is related to his active-duty service and has granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Major Depressive Disorder is rated at 50 percent, effective December 14, 2021. The Board also granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, panic disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and ADHD, finding that these conditions had onset during his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various psychiatric disabilities, arrhythmia, cardiac amyloidosis, and CAD/arteriosclerotic heart disease are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
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