The Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to July 30, 2014 for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia and Dependents' Educational Assistance are being remanded due to issues with the issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC).
The deciding factor: Issues were placed in appellate status but no SOC was issued.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, Dependents' Educational Assistance
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18125290
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the Veteran's disabilities and ancillary compensation benefits, finding that August 8, 2023, was correctly assigned as the effective date.
- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of February 21, 2018 for the Veteran's entitlement to TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status. The decision is binding only with respect to these specific matters.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1318 and Dependents' Educational Assistance as these claims have been fully granted in a previous rating decision.
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