The Board has granted the petition to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for major affective disorder/depression. However, before a final determination can be made on this reopened claim, it must be remanded to the RO for further development of evidence and consideration.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for major affective disorder/depression.
- Claimed conditions
- major affective disorder/depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2005
- Citation
- 0501982
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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
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