Citation Nr: 20028078 Decision Date: 04/22/20 Archive Date: 04/22/20 DOCKET NO. 15-40 077 DATE: April 22, 2020 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mood disorder, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from June 1999 to October 2006. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from a February 2014 rating decision. In December 2017, a new VA Form 21-22a, Appointment of Individual as Claimant’s Representative, was received by VA appointing the attorney listed on the title page above. The Board recognizes this change in representation. In June 2019, the Veteran testified before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge (VLJ) at a video-conference hearing. A transcript of that hearing is of record. The Board notes that the Veteran submitted a July 2013 VA Form 21-526EZ, Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits, seeking service connection for PTSD and any and all associated conditions. Because the scope of a psychiatric disorder includes any psychiatric disorder that may reasonably be encompassed by the claimant’s description of the claim and reported symptoms and all other information of record, the Board has characterized this claim for service connection to encompass all psychiatric disorders, to include PTSD, mood disorder, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder. See Clemons v. Shinseki, 23 Vet. App. 1 (2009). During the June 2019 video-conference hearing, the Veteran’s attorney identified a letter and treatment records from the Veteran’s private psychologist, Dr. Richard Voigt. Additionally, the Veteran mentioned seeing Dr. Palmer for medications. The Veteran’s claims folder does not contain these records. A remand is required to allow VA to obtain these records. Further, the Veteran testified that he has received treatment at VA since 2006. On remand, the Veteran’s complete VA treatment records must also be obtained. The matter is REMANDED for the following action: 1. Make arrangements to obtain the Veteran’s complete VA treatment records, dated from October 2006 to the present. 2. Make arrangements to obtain the Veteran’s complete treatment records from Richard Voigt, PhD, and from Dr. Palmer. P.M. DILORENZO Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board Sean Mussey, 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.