The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 30 percent for service-connected chronic adjustment disorder with anxiety, depression, and paranoia and his claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to inadequate examination findings.
The deciding factor: The July 2019 VA examination is deemed insufficient to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric condition as requested by the Board in its October 2018 remand. The examiner did not provide an opinion on the severity of the Veteran’s disorder and failed to address his history of a paranoid disorder including treatment with antipsychotic medications.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic adjustment disorder with anxiety, depression, and paranoia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20043993
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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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- Denied
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