The Board has found a remand necessary due to the lack of an adequate VA examination and medical opinion, which could not determine if the Veteran's schizoid personality disorder was incurred in service or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error as no VA examination had been conducted to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorder, including whether it is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoid personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24059624
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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 Veteran's schizoid personality disorder is currently rated at 70 percent and has been granted a 100 percent rating for the entire period on appeal.,The Veteran is also granted TDIU based on his service-connected schizoid personality disorder.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including conversion disorder with attacks or seizures, unspecified depressive and anxiety disorders. The Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 19, 1977 for service connection of PTSD is granted. The Board found that the Veteran had symptoms consistent with PTSD since his separation from military service in 1977.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error and inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizoid personality disorder and chronic psychiatric disease, other than his already service-connected persistent depressive disorder, is being reviewed.
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