The Board has decided to remand the case for further examination and opinion regarding whether the veteran's current anxiety and depressive disorders are related to her service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not provide sufficient information to make a decision on the claim without an examination, as there is no competent evidence linking the current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorders, depressive disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2007
- Citation
- 0702928
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's generalized anxiety, insomnia, and depressive disorders are related to an in-service motor vehicle accident. The Board has found that service connection is warranted for these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorders, is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that may support his contention. The Board will provide a VA examination to determine if there is a causal relationship between the Veteran's current symptoms and his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with depressive, anxiety, and chronic tic disorders and the claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's treatment records from Dr. J.S., obtained through VA's Community Care Network, need to be considered, as well as further development on the TDIU claim.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, chronic adjustment disorder, depressive disorder, PTSD, and anxiety disorders, are etiologically related to service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.
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