The Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board is unable to make a decision without further information or clarification of existing evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive and anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20056757
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent from July 11, 2019 for unspecified depressive and anxiety disorder as the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
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