The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development regarding effective dates for service connection and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Board instructed the RO to issue a Statement of Case addressing the issues of an effective date prior to December 7, 1999, for the grant of service connection for depression with anxiety and for the grant of TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- depression with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2004
- Citation
- 0421359
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to lack of evidence showing an increase in the severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss during the appeal period, and insufficient evidence to support a finding that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression with anxiety and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), based on new evidence submitted within the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was dismissed as it was duplicative of a separate appeal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression with anxiety as there was no evidence of a current psychiatric disability that met DSM-5 criteria.
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