The Board has remanded three issues: service connection for syncope, increased disability evaluation for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and PTSD, and TDIU. The Veteran's medical records need to be updated, and additional opinions are requested regarding the nature and etiology of her syncope and the severity of her psychiatric condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were questions about the etiology of the Veteran’s conditions and needed further clarification from VA and private clinicians.
- Claimed conditions
- syncope, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20069515
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA, but denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for the service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the earliest possible effective date had been assigned.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee, ankle, and leg disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 50% disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder, denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, and granted TDIU from May 20, 2023.
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