The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected psychiatric disability. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricability with the increased rating claim.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly based on any specific reasoning provided by the Board regarding the issues raised, but it states that additional development is required for both the initial rating and TDIU claims.
- Claimed conditions
- an unspecified anxiety disorder, impulse control disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128465
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.
- Granted
The Veteran's current MDD and unspecified anxiety disorder are etiologically related to his active service, and the Board grants entitlement to service connection for these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding private treatment records and VA medical records that need to be obtained. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and an unspecified anxiety disorder, is now before the Board.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and an unspecified anxiety disorder, is remanded for further evaluation due to the need for a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a rating in excess of 10 percent for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of his psychiatric conditions, as well as the current severity of his PFB.
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