The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to assess his dermatitis of the bilateral hands and obtaining updated information regarding his employment status. The TDIU claim is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further evidence due to the Veteran’s failure to attend scheduled VA examinations and incomplete information about his current employment status.
- Claimed conditions
- Panic Disorder, Non-rapid Eye Movement Sleep Arousal Disorder, Sleep-Walking Type (claimed as Anxiety and PTSD), Dermatitis of the bilateral hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183466
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.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and panic disorder, finding the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including GAD, MDD, unspecified depressive disorder, and panic disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, major depressive disorder, and moderate recurrent major depression.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection, TDIU, and DEA, but denied a higher rating for PTSD.
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