The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining all relevant medical records. The issues of entitlement to an increased rating for his mood disorder and TDIU are inextricably intertwined with the earlier effective date issue.
The deciding factor: The claims require further evidence and clarification due to the Veteran's recent statements indicating that his psychiatric disability may have worsened since his last VA examination, as well as the need to address the interrelated issues of increased rating and TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder (claimed as depression), instability of the right knee (internal derangement of the right knee, status post arthrotomy)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1741942
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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.
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