The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of records. The issues include stimulant use disorder, alcohol use disorder, bipolar disorder, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for updated VA treatment records and a TDIU determination requiring extraschedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- stimulant use disorder, alcohol use disorder, bipolar disorder, pseudofolliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19170856
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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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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 12, 2023, for a 50 percent evaluation of bipolar disorder and remanded the other issues for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae as the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
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