The Board has remanded the claims for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder and a skin condition, characterized as acne keloidalis. Additional efforts are needed to obtain records from the Huntsville Hospital and Social Security Administration.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to incomplete record submissions and failure to provide notification regarding unobtainable records.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, acne keloidalis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22017541
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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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