The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records from Milwaukee and Nashville, arranging for a contemporaneous VA examination, and ensuring all medical examinations are adequate.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to fully evaluate the Veteran's claim as his service-connected condition has reportedly worsened since the last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic adjustment disorder with mixed features of anxiety and depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1415282
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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 has vacated its previous decision and is remanding the claims for additional development due to failure to provide proper notice of scheduled VA examinations.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a disability evaluation in excess of 30 percent for chronic adjustment disorder with mixed features of anxiety and depression was denied due to failure to report for a scheduled VA examination.,Service connection for sleep apnea, claimed as secondary to service-connected chronic adjustment disorder with mixed features of anxiety and depression, was also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA examinations and additional medical records. The claims for increased evaluation of chronic adjustment disorder with mixed features of anxiety and depression, as well as service connection for sleep apnea, will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's psychiatric disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas beginning July 29, 2012. A higher initial rating is granted for the period through June 11, 2014, and a 70 percent rating is assigned for the period beginning June 12, 2014.
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