The Board remands the case for additional development to comply with the instructions of a joint motion from the Court.
The deciding factor: The record is incomplete and requires further development to ensure all relevant evidence has been considered.
- Claimed conditions
- depression and/or anxiety, hypertension, claimed as due to radiation exposure, low back disorder, claimed as ankylosing spondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0904605
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,515 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for cervical spine disability and his TDIU claim have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating due to functional loss, and the Veteran was deemed capable of securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for nasopharyngeal cancer, coronary artery disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and depression/anxiety as they were not shown to be related to the veteran's period of active military service or exposure to Agent Orange.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for skin disorder, paranoid schizophrenia, and depression/anxiety disorders due to lack of legal merit as personality disorders are not considered disabilities for VA compensation purposes.
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