The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, a spine disability, and a heart disability. The Veteran's current diagnoses of depression, anxiety, PTSD, scoliosis, bilateral lumbar radiculopathy, and degenerative disc disease are to be evaluated in detail.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran must undergo VA examinations to identify his current psychiatric disabilities and their etiology, as well as clarify the nature and onset of his spine and heart disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression, anxiety, and PTSD, Severe spinal deformity (including scoliosis), Heart failure, Epididymitis, Hydrocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23011474
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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.
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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