The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and records.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran’s mood disorder with polysubstance abuse and anti-social personality disorder is related to his service-connected bilateral pes planus or any other condition.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder with polysubstance abuse, anti-social personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19195150
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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