The Board has remanded the case for further development, including issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) on both issues of earlier effective dates: service connection for depression with personality changes and TDIU. The veteran must provide any evidence in his possession that pertains to these claims.
The deciding factor: The claims are intertwined due to the impact an earlier effective date for service connection could have on the TDIU claim, and both issues need to be addressed together as a result.
- Claimed conditions
- depression with personality changes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0629694
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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
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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