The veteran's appeal involves three issues: entitlement to an earlier effective date for a 100% evaluation for his service-connected major depressive disorder with psychotic features, entitlement to an increased rating prior to July 19, 1994, and entitlement to waiver of recovery of overpayment. The case is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and financial information.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires obtaining missing VA treatment records from May 1990 through July 19, 1994, and an updated financial status report.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with psychotic features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0108309
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's major depressive disorder with psychotic features, PTSD, anxiety disorder unspecified, and insomnia unspecified are related to events he experienced during service. The Board granted the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and major depressive disorder with psychotic features.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with psychotic features and alcohol use disorder, finding that both conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's major depressive disorder with psychotic features was granted a 100 percent disability rating from April 24, 2014, due to total occupational and social impairment.
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