The Board remands the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and entitlement to a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities for further evidentiary development.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran had a psychiatric disability since 2016, did not opine on secondary service connection, and there is an inextricably intertwined issue of TDIU that needs to be addressed after the remanded claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24004086
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for her acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as the evidence did not support a finding that his current mental health conditions were related to his active duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability to provide the Veteran with a VA examination.
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