The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, residuals of bladder cancer, and erectile dysfunction is dismissed.,A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities is granted from January 8, 2019. The Veteran's GERD claim remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of his claims for increased ratings and TDIU.,VA will grant a total disability rating based on unemployability when the evidence shows a veteran is precluded from obtaining or maintaining any gainful employment consistent with their education and occupational experience due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood, Residuals of Bladder Cancer, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22006338
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions in the current file, and thus the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability will be reconsidered with new evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of 70 percent for service-connected Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood is granted. The remaining issues are remanded for further evaluation.
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