The Board has remanded two issues: service connection for anxiety and service connection for a back disability. The Veteran's anxiety is related to his in-service injury, but the nature of the back condition remains unclear. Further examination is needed.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is required to determine the etiology of the Veteran's back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety, degenerative disc disease (DDD) and degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19185931
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and anxiety, based on the evidence showing that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's condition began in service.
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