The Veteran's request for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is being remanded due to the failure to schedule a decision review officer (DRO) hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a DRO hearing, but it was not scheduled. The attorney has requested another in-person DRO hearing after the issuance of the supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).
- Claimed conditions
- gambling disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22015444
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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.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disabilities, including major depressive disorder and PTSD. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during active duty or are related to in-service stressors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for two issues: 1) whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a June 2012 rating decision that denied service connection for pathological gambling, alcohol dependence, and anxiety disorder; and 2) entitlement to an effective date earlier than October 31, 2017 for the grant of service connection for PTSD with gambling disorder.
- Denied
The Board found that the original grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was clearly and unmistakably erroneous due to willful misconduct, thus severing service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
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