The Veteran's service-connected disabilities were not paid to him from January 1983 to May 1998, and the appellant is seeking payment for these missed benefits. The case is being remanded for an audit of the Veteran's account.
The deciding factor: An audit of the Veteran's account is needed to determine if payments were made during the specified period.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent hernias, hypochondriasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1708381
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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 somatic symptom disorder, previously rated as hypochondriasis, is currently evaluated at a 10 percent rating. The Board finds that the evidence does not support an increase in this evaluation.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including the issues related to service connection for hypochondriasis, sleep impairment, chronic fatigue syndrome, and TDIU.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities, including mood disorder not otherwise specified, anxiety disorder not otherwise specified, and hypochondriasis, were incurred in service.
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