The Veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified psychotic disorder is being remanded due to incomplete medical opinions regarding the relationship between his psychiatric condition and active service.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical opinions are required, specifically addressing whether the Veteran's fear of water during service contributed to his current psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified psychotic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24059554
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for unspecified psychotic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, finding that the appellant's symptoms had their onset during a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding that the shooting incident was not caused by VA hospital care or treatment.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of December 24, 1981 for the service connection of unspecified psychotic disorder with moderate alcohol use disorder and traumatic brain injury, as well as migraine headaches. The decision is based on evidence showing that the Veteran filed a claim within one year of his separation from service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by her service-connected psychiatric disorder.
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