The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to comply with previous instructions and to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors. The claim will be reconsidered after these issues are addressed.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the Veteran's lay statements regarding continuous symptoms since service, which was required by the Board’s September 2012 remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder not otherwise specified (NOS), depression NOS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1500665
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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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