The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including memory loss, anxiety, depression, and insomnia, is being reviewed again as his contentions of in-service exposure to chemicals/paint fumes are credible. Sleep apnea is also under review with a request for an opinion on whether it is secondary to service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence insufficient to establish a nexus between the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and service, including his contentions of in-service exposure to chemicals/paint fumes. Sleep apnea was also remanded due to the need for an opinion on whether it is secondary to service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, memory loss, anxiety, depression, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22059661
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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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