The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected anxiety neurosis with depressive features is being remanded due to the need for additional VA medical records and a psychiatric examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed, including recent treatment records and a current psychiatric assessment, to determine the current severity of the veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety neurosis with depressive features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2007
- Citation
- 0722657
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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.
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