The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically a delusional disorder of persecutory type, is remanded for further examination and opinion. The purpose of treatment claim remains inextricably intertwined with the service connection issue.
The deciding factor: The examiner must determine if the current psychiatric disorder is causally related to active service, considering pre-existing symptoms and any aggravation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Delusional Disorder, Persecutory Type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26030471
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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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