The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining outstanding evidence and issuing a supplemental statement of the case.
The deciding factor: A remand is required to ensure proper consideration of all relevant evidence and to comply with VA's duty to assist.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Right eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24002154
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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