The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood. The Board has determined that locating a Form 21-0966 submitted by the Veteran on February 29, 2016 is necessary to determine if it contains information relevant to his claim.
The deciding factor: The claims file does not contain a copy of the Form 21-0966 submitted by the Veteran on February 29, 2016. The Board must attempt to locate this form and consider its contents in determining an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18138952
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood, based on the Veteran's in-service stressors during his active military service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his acquired psychiatric disorder has been withdrawn by the Veteran, and thus the appeal is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood is related to his active-duty service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and TDIU is being remanded due to the addition of relevant evidence since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).
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