The Board has determined that additional development is needed to adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for an anxiety disorder with depression, including obtaining his personnel records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The need for additional development was found based on the Veteran's assertions of in-service mental health issues and current diagnoses, as well as the absence of definitive evidence regarding the onset or aggravation of his psychiatric disabilities during service.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1203850
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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
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