The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability are being remanded due to the addition of new medical evidence. The case will be returned to the agency of original jurisdiction for review.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence has been added to the Veteran’s file, necessitating a readjudication in light of this additional information.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19103253
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,677 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19103253.
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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed as untimely.,Service connection for PTSD has not been established.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for bilateral vertical taluses and dismissed appeals for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, and major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder due to untimely notice of disagreement.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance and supports a nexus between the Veteran's current disability and his active-duty service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including her back and left ankle conditions, rendered her unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to October 9, 2017.
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