The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for anxiety with stress and depression due to a lack of medical evidence addressing whether these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.,The Veteran's entrance examination did not reveal any umbilical hernia, but his service treatment records indicate that he developed increased pain in this area during basic training. The Board has also remanded the claim for an umbilical hernia.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded because there is insufficient medical evidence to determine whether the Veteran's anxiety and depression were incurred or aggravated by service.,The claims are being remanded due to a lack of medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's umbilical hernia was pre-existing, aggravated, or otherwise related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- supraventricular tachycardia with premature ventricular contractions, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), anxiety with stress, depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19163712
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
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