The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and a need for further examination regarding the appellant's mental health at the time of his misconduct.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for an adequate VA opinion regarding the appellant's mental state during service, as it relates to his discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma/stressor-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2023
- Citation
- 23059196
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has expanded the service connection claim to include any acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses and in-service documentation of having an anxious affect or mood, along with post-discharge VA treatment records reflecting reports of psychiatric symptoms related to service, suggest a need for a VA examination to determine whether his claimed disability is related to his active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for PTSD and other specified trauma/stressor-related disorder due to MST require further examination and opinion as they have not been adequately addressed in previous examinations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and clarification of her diagnoses.
- Whole decision: Denied
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