The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder during service and for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence, including service personnel records and a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with alcohol dependence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2015
- Citation
- 1525452
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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
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- Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder with alcohol dependence was dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran. The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 30 percent rating for bilateral pes planus was denied as there was no evidence that the condition met the criteria for a higher rating prior to August 6, 2024.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, so he was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period before April 1, 2024.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by his representative.
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