The Board is remanding the case to consider whether an informal claim has been presented to reopen the appellant's previously denied claim for service connection for a depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's submissions indicate that he wishes to have VA consider all mental/emotional issues, including depression. The Court found that these submissions constitute an informal claim to reopen the issue of entitlement to service connection for depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1243283
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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.
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