The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination of her service-connected adjustment disorder, as more than five years have passed since her last evaluation.
The deciding factor: The passage of over five years since the most recent VA examination warrants an updated evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressed mood, emotional and sexual assault, posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183096
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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- Granted
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- Denied
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