The Board has decided to remand the claims for an increased rating for anxiety disorder and TDIU due to the need for a retrospective opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's anxiety disorder throughout the appeal period, as well as referral to VA’s Compensation Service for consideration of whether a TDIU on an extraschedular basis is warranted.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional evidence has been associated with the record since the last examination and remands the claims for further development including a retrospective opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's anxiety disorder throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified (NOS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19172328
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected anxiety disorder, NOS (claimed as anxiety, mental condition, and sleep disturbances) from December 24, 2012 is dismissed because the February 2020 rating decision was merely implementing the Board's prior award of a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is currently evaluated as 0 percent disabling, and service connection for anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified (NOS), is granted.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of tinnitus, residuals of cervical spine fusion, and anxiety disorder NOS due to the Veteran not timely filing a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) on the form prescribed by VA.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for additional medical records.
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