The Board has remanded the claims for a higher initial rating and TDIU due to issues with notification of VA examinations, as well as additional development of the evidence. The Veteran's somatoform disorder is currently rated at 50% effective April 29, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Board found that proper notification for a scheduled VA examination was not provided and thus remanded to ensure the Veteran receives proper notice and scheduling for an examination.
- Claimed conditions
- somatoform disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18154555
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the AOJ to adjudicate her claims of CUE regarding the May 2013 and August 2014 rating decisions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and treatment records consideration, requiring further examinations and opinions to determine service connection for psychiatric disorders.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's major depressive disorder and somatoform disorder are granted as service connected. The claim for PTSD is remanded due to inadequate VA examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's somatoform disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they are less severe than those contemplated by a 50 percent rating.
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