The veteran is seeking an increased evaluation for his service-connected general anxiety disorder, currently rated at 30 percent. The Board has ordered remand to ensure proper development of the claim and consideration of all relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly made on service connection but rather on the evaluation of a pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- general anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2004
- Citation
- 0417723
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for general anxiety disorder due to a lack of medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied higher initial ratings for diabetes mellitus, type II; right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy; and general anxiety disorder. The issues of service connection for left and right eye disabilities and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as depression and general anxiety, was granted. However, the claims for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and a left forearm disorder were denied.
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