The Board has decided that the August 2017 private DBQ for mental disorders was potentially fraudulent and therefore not considered. The case is being remanded to provide a rationale for this decision.
The deciding factor: The RO did not provide any supporting rationale or documentation for its determination that the August 2017 DBQ was potentially fraudulent.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19154777
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as well as an initial disability rating of 50 percent for depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome. The remaining claims for service connection were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted restoration of service connection for depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome, with major depressive like episode secondary to service-connected disabilities, effective July 1, 2020.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome and PTSD, as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine and bilateral lower radiculopathy disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depressive disorder due to chronic pain syndrome, as secondary to his service-connected left shoulder disability.
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