The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The claims require clarification regarding the severity of the Veteran’s conditions and their relationship to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Depression, Left Fractured Toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005224
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.
- Granted
The Board granted eligibility for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a March 2024 rating decision, which increased the rating for psychiatric conditions to 70 percent and awarded TDIU.
- Partly granted
The Veteran is granted SMC at the L rate based on the need for regular aid and attendance since November 1, 2017, but denied prior to that date.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's alcohol abuse is not secondary to his service-connected adjustment disorder with depression, and thus denied the claim.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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