The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration, including compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act (VCAA). The case will be returned to the Board after additional evidence has been obtained.
The deciding factor: Further development is required due to procedural errors in notification of the VCAA requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder, with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2004
- Citation
- 0434192
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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 the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent disability rating for his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, as there was no factually ascertainable increase in severity within one year prior to his April 26, 2023, supplemental claim.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for adjustment disorder, with mixed anxiety and depressed mood was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of November 3, 2020, for a 50 percent evaluation for migraines is granted.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of November 3, 2020, for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is also granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, phobias of snakes, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The Veteran's in-service stressors have been corroborated, and he was diagnosed with PTSD.
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