The Board remands the claim for service connection for schizophrenia, chronic undifferentiated type, to obtain a new medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's pre-existing schizophrenia was aggravated by his service.
The deciding factor: Remand is warranted due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining an opinion on aggravation of a pre-existing disability.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, chronic undifferentiated type
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25034221
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected schizophrenia, chronic undifferentiated type is being remanded due to the need for new and contemporaneous VA examinations.
- Denied
The Veteran is found incompetent to handle VA funds due to his mental condition, schizophrenia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and arranging for a VA examination. The veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia is being reviewed.
- Denied
The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the August 1985 decision that denied a schedular disability evaluation in excess of 70 percent for schizophrenia, chronic undifferentiated type, and denied TDIU.
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