The Veteran's claims for service connection for depression and obstructive sleep apnea, as well as the effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits, are being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran must be scheduled for an informal conference.
The deciding factor: There was a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding scheduling of an informal conference.
- Claimed conditions
- mild memory loss, abnormal social behavior, insomnia, light sensitivity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2019
- Citation
- A19002718
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for insomnia as the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of chronic insomnia independent of her service-connected major depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted restoration of service connection for insomnia, finding that the severance was improper.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for insomnia.
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