The Board has remanded the case for further development, including consideration of additional VA treatment records and a VA examination. The issue of rating higher than 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety and undifferentiated somatoform disorder is still pending.
The deciding factor: Development of evidence is required before the Board can determine if a higher rating is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety, undifferentiated somatoform disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148301
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 an evaluation higher than 50 percent for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety, as it did not cause occupational and social impairment worse than reduced reliability and productivity.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety, but the other issues related to left ankle and knee disabilities are remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's VR&E benefits were discontinued due to her failure to cooperate with VA in the development of an extended evaluation, which was necessary for determining the feasibility of achieving a vocational goal.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to her in-service stressors.
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