The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an updated VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, specifically his unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress. The examination should address whether these conditions are related to service or events that occurred during service, as well as whether they are proximately due to or aggravated by his hernia disability.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary to obtain a comprehensive opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities and their relationship to service and other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1646337
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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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- Granted
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