The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for service-connected panic disorder and agoraphobia. The Board has determined that additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from the period between January 2007 and June 28, 2010, is necessary to properly adjudicate this claim.
The deciding factor: The effective date of an award cannot be earlier than the date of receipt of a claim or the date entitlement arose. The Board needs to determine if there are any VA treatment records from the period between January 2007 and June 28, 2010 that could be accepted as informal claims for increased benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- panic disorder, agoraphobia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1724408
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for agoraphobia and anxiety due to an error in providing notice of hearing options.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to pre-decisional errors in obtaining medical opinions and private treatment records, which are necessary for a proper determination of service connection for panic disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete medical opinions and a need for additional evidence. The Veteran's anxiety and panic disorder are being considered, as well as her personality disorder.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including conversion disorder with attacks or seizures, unspecified depressive and anxiety disorders. The Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.
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