The Board has determined that additional development is needed to fully and fairly consider the Veteran's claims, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and SSA disability records.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is necessary to properly evaluate the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, Right forearm scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1519576
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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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to April 3, 2013 was denied as there were no service-connected disabilities prior to that date.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance, but denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for the service-connected major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder.
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