The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to a previous rating decision and an effective date for depressive reaction.
The deciding factor: The appeal is remanded because of the need to address both the reopening of service connection on new evidence and the determination of an appropriate effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive reaction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20045416
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
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