The veteran's claim for secondary service connection for major depression with psychotic features is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing notice under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional evidence and development as required by the VCAA.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression with psychotic features, schizophrenia, undifferentiated type with depressive features, schizophrenic reaction, undifferentiated type
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2004
- Citation
- 0426568
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for major depression with psychotic features and SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support the grant of these benefits.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for schizoaffective disorder, undifferentiated type, and remanded the claims for a right knee disability, left knee disability, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizoaffective disorder was granted with an effective date of October 25, 2011. The decision also noted that the Veteran had previously been denied service connection for major depression with psychotic features in March 2003 and her claim to reinstate benefits related to this condition was received on October 25, 2011.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 70 percent evaluation for their acquired psychiatric disability, effective November 1, 2017.
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