The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Veteran's current diagnoses include depressive disorder not otherwise specified and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, which may be related to service.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder - namely that the Veteran’s depression symptoms may have been present since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depression
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130441
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, finding that her symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, but remanded the claim for service connection for PTSD.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, lumbosacral strain, to include low back pain, a right hip disability, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression. The Board also remanded the claim for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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