The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to January 7, 2014, and in excess of 50 percent on and after January 7, 2014, for a not otherwise specified depressive disorder; for a rating in excess of 40 percent for sacroiliac arthroplasty with sacroiliac joint dysfunction and lumbosacral spine limitation of motion; for a rating in excess of 20 percent for right hip degenerative arthritis with tendinitis and sacroiliitis; and for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left hip degenerative arthritis with tendinitis and sacroiliitis.
The deciding factor: The claims were remanded due to the addition of VA medical records that have not yet been addressed by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- not otherwise specified depressive disorder, sacroiliac arthroplasty with sacroiliac joint dysfunction and lumbosacral spine limitation of motion, right hip degenerative arthritis with tendinitis and sacroiliitis, left hip degenerative arthritis with tendinitis and sacroiliitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21066791
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disability to include a not otherwise specified depressive disorder, an anxiety disorder, a bipolar disorder, and ADHD.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for tinnitus and a rating in excess of 70 percent for not otherwise specified anxiety disorder and not otherwise specified depressive disorder has been dismissed due to the accredited representative withdrawing the appeals.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's not otherwise specified depressive disorder is service-connected as it originated during his active service.
- Granted
The veteran's not otherwise specified depressive disorder was granted a 100 percent disability evaluation effective September 20, 2007. The RO also granted an earlier effective date of April 16, 1999 for the award of a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.
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