The Board has determined that there has not been substantial compliance with the previous remand directives regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection. The case is therefore being returned to the Regional Office for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Regional Office did not comply with its previous remand directives, particularly in relation to verifying the Veteran's reported stressors and scheduling a VA psychiatric examination.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist, right parietal arteriovenous malformation with residuals of cognitive dysfunction and seizures (claimed as grand mal epilepsy), inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23038487
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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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