The Veteran's appeal includes claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and TDIU, as well as a claim regarding clear and unmistakable error in an August 2002 rating decision. The case is being remanded to allow the RO to develop these issues.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the issues are intertwined and requires further development before appellate consideration can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine with residuals, degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis of the cervical spine with residuals, depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1014772
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including back pain, knee and wrist joint pains, neck pain, anxiety, depression, as further development is needed to properly adjudicate these claims.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and denied service connection for a lower back disorder. The claims for depression, substance abuse disorder, and a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss were dismissed.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for depression was dismissed as the claim was fully resolved by a subsequent rating decision. The appeal for service connection for anxiety was denied due to insufficient evidence of a current disability.
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