The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional VA medical records. The issue remains whether he should receive an increased evaluation for his service-connected anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified, with a history of alcohol and anxiolytic dependence.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further evidence as the Veteran's symptoms may have worsened since his last VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1614460
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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 Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a left knee condition and denied service connection for this condition. The anxiety disorder evaluation is remanded due to incomplete medical records.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for various disabilities and compensation claims have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, finding that the current symptomatology is encompassed within the diagnosis of PTSD.
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