The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for a mood disorder with mixed features prior to November 23, 2015, and for an effective date prior to April 20, 1995, for the grant of TDIU is remanded due to missing psychiatric treatment records and unverified incarceration dates.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to incomplete medical records and unconfirmed incarceration periods that could affect eligibility for benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder with mixed features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20002226
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.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
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