The Veteran's dysthymic disorder and unspecified personality disorder are currently rated at 70 percent, right shoulder tendonitis at 10 percent, and cervical spondylosis with degenerative disc disease and spondylolisthesis at 20 percent. The case is remanded for further action on the TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's employment status needs to be updated and verified through her school bus driver employer.
- Claimed conditions
- Dysthymic Disorder, Unspecified Personality Disorder, Right Shoulder Tendonitis, Cervical Spondylosis with Degenerative Disc Disease and Spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19147872
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error and remands the case for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder(s).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the cause of the Veteran's death was cardiopulmonary arrest due to aspiration, and they have found a duty to assist error in their initial decision. They are now requesting a medical opinion to determine if the service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation of 100 percent for a psychiatric disorder, which includes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Major Depressive Disorder (recurrent/moderate) and unspecified Personality Disorder, has been granted. The rating is effective March 7, 2018.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as unspecified personality disorder and unspecified intellectual disability. The evidence does not support current diagnoses of PTSD or a superimposed mental disorder on these conditions.
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