The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and thoracic strain and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis to allow VA to obtain outstanding relevant private treatment records.
The deciding factor: A remand is required due to incomplete development of the record regarding the Veteran's private treatment records from Kaiser Permanente.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include other specified anxiety disorder, Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Thoracic strain and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25026684
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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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