The Board has found that a remand is warranted to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain additional information from the Veteran concerning his stressors and in-service injuries. A VA examination will be scheduled for the Veteran to determine if any of his claimed psychiatric disabilities had their onset during service or are otherwise etiologically related to such service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a remand is necessary due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and insufficient evidence regarding the onset and continuity of the Veteran's symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2023
- Citation
- A23029062
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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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