The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and unclear employment status. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are expected to be evaluated for their impact on his ability to work, with a focus on whether his current job constitutes 'marginal' employment.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was not provided with sufficient information regarding the Veteran’s employment status to determine if his job is considered marginal.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, stress fracture, left tibia, with knee degenerative joint disease, snapping scapula syndrome, left shoulder, with degenerative joint disease, tendonitis of right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18143354
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's Adjustment Disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood has been worsened by his service-connected tinnitus, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and unspecified sleep-wake disorder, effective May 30, 2023. Additionally, the Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected adjustment disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is rated at a 50 percent disability rating since January 26, 2017. The Board found that the symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.
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