The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional error concerning VA's duty to assist in obtaining a VA mental disorder examination and opinion. Additional development is necessary to determine if the claimant incurred an injury during his ROTC service that could be construed as an injury for purposes of 38 U.S.C. § 101(2), (24).
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient information in the record to decide the claim and ordered a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24013628
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, is denied because he does not have a current diagnosis of such a condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, to ensure a complete record is available and that all necessary steps are taken to corroborate in-service stressors and provide a VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, due to a lack of evidence supporting a current disability and no credible in-service stressor. The claim for service connection for Hepatitis C was remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss.
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