The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a new psychiatric examination. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a new hearing, provided incomplete information regarding private treatment records, and the November 2013 VA examiner did not provide sufficient rationale for his opinion on the relationship between the service-connected neck disability and depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, diabetes mellitus (DM), hip disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, MDD, adjustment disorder, anxiety, depressive disorder), blockage in the heart, bilateral refractive error and presbyopia/dry eye/cataracts/diabetes with no diabetic retinopathy (claimed as loss of right eyesight), stroke, left foot paralyzed
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2014
- Citation
- 1451123
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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
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