The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a new examination to assess his mood disorder.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as the current evidence does not provide sufficient information to make an informed decision on the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder, not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22054995
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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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