The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected mood disorder NOS. The issues of entitlement to higher initial rating and TDIU prior to October 9, 2013 are also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding the Veteran's work history and the need for updated VA treatment records and a retrospective medical opinion on the severity of his service-connected mood disorder NOS during the relevant period.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder NOS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21041548
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors and obtain a VA examination to clarify the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disabilities, including whether they are related to service or service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders other than PTSD. The case will be returned for further examination and consideration.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequacies in the VA opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including bipolar disorder and mood disorders. The case will be returned for additional development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, mood disorder NOS, major depressive disorder, and unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that there was no valid diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence linking any current psychiatric disorders to his military service.
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