The Board has ordered a remand to obtain complete service personnel and treatment records, including those from Reserve or National Guard service. The appellant's dates of active duty, annual training, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA need to be confirmed.
The deciding factor: Incomplete SPRs and lack of documentation for the appellant's periods of service require further investigation.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with Anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22009717
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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
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- Granted
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- Denied
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