Citation Nr: 20071379
Decision Date: 11/04/20	Archive Date: 11/04/20

DOCKET NO. 16-48 320
DATE: November 4, 2020

REMANDED

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. 

REASONS FOR REMAND

The claim was denied by the Board in 2019. The Veteran appealed to the Veterans’ Claims Court. In June 2020, the Court Clerk vacated the Board’s decision in a Joint Motion for Remand (JMR) and remanded the claim for additional development.

Specifically, the JMR found that additional post-service medical records should be obtained from Summit Behavioral Healthcare, Dayton Medical Center, Eastway Behavioral, and Daymont Behavioral.

The matter is REMANDED for the following actions:

1. Obtain the Veteran’s clinical records from the following facilities: 

•	Summit Behavioral Healthcare

•	Dayton VA Medical Center

•	Eastway Behavioral; and 

•	Daymont Behavioral. 

If these records are unable to be obtained, document that in the record. 

2. Once these records have been obtained or a determination has been made that these records are not available, readjudicate the claim.  

 

L. HOWELL

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Attorney for the Board	D. Ragofsky, Attorney Advisor 

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 This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.