The Board has determined that a remand is needed to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including for additional VA examinations of the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability and headaches.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there were pre-decisional duty to assist errors in the prior decision and requires further examination to address the severity and manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Other unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, Depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24056385
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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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