The Board has remanded the issue of whether the Appellant's character of discharge from service is a bar to VA compensation benefits due to inadequate medical opinions and need for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous medical opinions were insufficient and required an additional examination to determine if the Appellant was insane at the time of his misconduct in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder, Unspecified Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22070901
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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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