The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service-connected chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood, migraine headaches, and kidney transplant with chronic membranous glomerulonephritis are being remanded due to the need for issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC).,The Veteran is advised that a timely Substantive Appeal will be necessary to perfect his appeal on these issues.
The deciding factor: There is an ongoing issue with the effective dates, and the RO has not yet issued a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing this matter. The Veteran needs to file a Substantive Appeal within the next 60 days to preserve his right to appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood, migraine headaches, kidney transplant with chronic membranous glomerulonephritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102177
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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- Partly granted
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