Citation Nr: 19154331 Decision Date: 07/16/19 Archive Date: 07/15/19 DOCKET NO. 13-18 291 DATE: July 16, 2019 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from January 1971 to May 1974. This matter comes to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from a February 2011 rating decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Veteran testified at a personal hearing before the Board in June 2015, and a transcript of the hearing is of record. This matter was previously before the Board, and, in September 2015, the Board remanded this matter for further development. In February 2018, the Board decided of the matter by denying the Veteran’s claim for service connection. In March 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court) vacated the Board’s decision and remanded the matter back to the Board for further consideration. The Board notes that this issue was originally characterized to include a claim for service connection for PTSD in addition to acquired psychiatric disorders other than PTSD. In a February 2019 Joint Motion for Partial Remand, the Veteran indicated that he did not wish to pursue his appeal as to the Board’s denial of service connection for PTSD, and the Court should consider that issue abandoned. The Board has recharacterized the issue on appeal accordingly. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is remanded. The Veteran contends that he is entitled to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. In March 2019, the Court vacated the Board’s decision and remanded the matter in order to associate with the claims file any VA treatment records from February 2016 to the present. Therefore, this matter must be remanded in order to ensure substantial compliance with the Court’s remand instructions. Stegall v. West, 11 Vet. App. 268 (1998). The matter is REMANDED for the following action: (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) Obtain and associate with the claims file VA treatment records from February 2016 to the present. BARBARA B. COPELAND Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD David R. Seaton, Associate Counsel The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential, and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.