The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical records and an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's sleep disorder.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded because new treatment records are needed, including those from a VA sleep study ordered by a provider who noted the Veteran's symptoms of sleep paralysis.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disturbances
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23062868
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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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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, as her sleep disturbances and depression were found to be symptoms of her already service-connected PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests were not timely filed, and good cause was not shown to accept the late filings.
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