The Board remands the case to obtain additional evidence and further development, including a VA examination to determine if the appellant's character of discharge should be reconsidered due to mental impairment or insanity at the time of misconduct.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to assess the level of psychiatric impairment at the time of misconduct leading to discharge, as well as to obtain additional medical records and evidence regarding the appellant's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Vertigo, Head injury, Migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24031488
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder during the appeal period.
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