The Board has determined that the VA examinations are inadequate and remands for further action, including obtaining new medical opinions. The claims of entitlement to increased ratings for right-sided chronic pyriformis syndrome and major depressive disorder with anxious features remain pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not adequately address the Veteran's complaints of flare-ups and functional loss due to pain, weakness, fatigue, or incoordination during such events.
- Claimed conditions
- right-sided chronic pyriformis syndrome, major depressive disorder with anxious features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146682
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,990 · Granted: 35% (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 19146682.
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive disorder with anxious features and unspecified anxiety disorder. It also denied a separate rating for the unspecified anxiety disorder but remanded the claim for service connection of a recurrent cervical spine disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder with anxious features (claimed as PTSD), is found to be due to his service-connected bilateral pes planus with bunionectomy and right and left ankle arthritis. Service connection for this condition is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD (including major depressive disorder with anxious features), cirrhosis of the liver, and pancreatitis are being remanded due to insufficient verification of stressor events and exposure records. The Veteran is asked to provide additional information or support for these claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings and TDIU were dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.
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