The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to the need for additional medical nexus opinions and treatment records.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a sufficient opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current anxiety disorder and her service, necessitating another examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1434988
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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 has granted service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, finding that the Veteran's active service, including a helicopter crash in 1977, is at least as likely as not related to his condition. The decision also grants secondary service connection for this disorder due to pre-existing hip and knee disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a psychiatric examination to determine if the Veteran's current anxiety disorder is related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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