The Veteran's claims for service connection for depressive disorder with anxious features have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is insufficient evidence to determine whether the Veteran’s depression is secondary to his service-connected disabilities or directly related to his service, necessitating further examination and review of records.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder with anxious features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179008
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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