The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have osteopenia during the pendency of his appeal and has remanded for further development regarding service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including MDD.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran had osteopenia at any point during the appellate period. The claim for service connection for this disability must be denied.
- Claimed conditions
- osteopenia, MDD (Major Depressive Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20041824
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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
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for osteopenia, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer.
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