The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and medical opinions regarding service connection, rating, and TDIU. The Veteran's claims for PTSD, depressive disorder, diabetes, and lumbar spine disability are being reviewed.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was not able to provide a clear opinion on whether the Veteran had PTSD or depressive disorder due to lack of information in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depressive disorder, Diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes), Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with facet arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20064334
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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