The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded due to the need for further evaluation. The initial rating for adjustment disorder with anxiety remains denied, as does the request for a higher rating for cervical spine degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety, Cervical Spine Degenerative Disc Disease, Lumbar Strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167313
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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 Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety was granted a 70 percent evaluation since March 6, 2023, but the claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 30 percent prior to that date was denied.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as of April 30, 2022.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for adjustment disorder with anxiety and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not support the level of impairment required for these ratings.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from January 1, 2019, and an effective date of the same for eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
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