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Citation Nr: 1641921
Decision Date: 10/31/16 Archive Date: 11/08/16

DOCKET NO. 10-22 569A ) DATE

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On appeal from the

Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

THE ISSUE

Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to

REPRESENTATION

Appellant represented by: Shana Dunn, Attorney

ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD

B. Berry, Counsel

INTRODUCTION

The Veteran served on active duty from October 1975 to November 1977.

This matter comes to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from

The Board remanded this issue to the RO in December 2014 for further develo

The appeal is REMANDED to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ). VA wi

REMAND

The Board remanded the claim in December 2014 in part to obtain a VA examin

Accordingly, the case is REMANDED for the following action:

1. Contact the Veteran and elicit from him the appropriate information and

All attempts to procure records should be documented in the file. If recor

2. After completing the above development and any outstanding evidence has
The examiner should identify all of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric diso

(a) The examiner should specifically indicate whether the Veteran meets the

The examiner should document any behavior changes that may constitute credi

(b) For each currently diagnosed acquired psychiatric disorder other than P

In offering any opinion, the examiner must consider the full record, to inc

An explanation for EACH opinion should be provided. As part of his or her

3. Upon completion of the foregoing, readjudicate the Veteran's claim on ap

The appellant has the right to submit additional evidence and argument on t

This claim must be afforded expeditious treatment. The law requires that a

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THOMAS J. DANNAHER
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' Appeals

Under 38 U.S.C.A. 7252 (West 2014), only a decision of the Board of Vete