The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records, including service treatment records and medical records from Andrews Air Force Base. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a mood disorder with anxiety and depression is being reviewed.
The deciding factor: Incomplete records have been identified that need to be obtained before a decision can be made on the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder with anxiety and depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2009
- Citation
- 0911825
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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 Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a mood disorder with anxiety and depression, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for mood disorder with anxiety and depression, as well as the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU). This is because VA did not fully comply with its duty to assist the Veteran by scheduling him for a VA examination. The cases are being remanded to allow for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's mood disorder with anxiety and depression was initially rated at 10 percent prior to September 18, 2013. From September 18, 2013, the rating was increased to 30 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a travel Board hearing.
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