The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination under the DSM-IV criteria to determine the current nature, extent, and severity of his service-connected GAD. The examiner must also provide an opinion as to the impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded due to incomplete development required by the Board's prior remand orders.
- Claimed conditions
- General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1638809
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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 GAD was granted a 100% rating effective August 1, 2023. The appellant is eligible for attorney fees from the past due benefits awarded in this decision.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial rating for GAD was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the appeals for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for GAD and TDIU, as the evidence did not support a higher rating prior to August 1, 2022.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for GAD and TDIU were denied as the evidence did not support earlier effective dates.
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