The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his anxiety with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence, including clinical records from Dr. Patel.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to determine the current severity of the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0112013
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for anxiety with depression and remanded the claims for back pain, left shoulder pain, and right shoulder pain for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for left knee osteoarthritis and remanded claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis, right knee mild medial compartment osteoarthritis, and anxiety with depression.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder to provide her with another opportunity to attend a new VA mental health examination.
- Granted
The Board grants the appeal in full, granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
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