The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn for residuals, right Achilles tendon injury. The claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is reopened and remanded due to the submission of new evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim (an in-service stressor). Other issues are also being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been received, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to the submission of new evidence regarding an in-service stressor.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, right Achilles tendon injury, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, adjustment disorder with mild anxiety and depression, depressive disorder NOS with psychotic features, major depressive order single episode, severe with psychosis, depression), a left foot disability, left elbow impaired supination/pronation, left elbow limited extension, left elbow limited flexion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22053388
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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
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