The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected panic disorder with depression on his employability.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding the nature of the veteran's psychiatric diagnoses and the cause of his unemployability. The Board finds that further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination, is necessary to address these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- panic disorder with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0843245
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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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