The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The Veteran was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Panic Attacks and Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder in partial remission.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion is insufficient as it did not provide a nexus opinion for the Veteran's diagnosed generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Panic Attacks, Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder in partial remission
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23018579
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with panic attacks was granted, effective April 4, 1985. The VA assigned a 50% rating from October 3, 2023, and denied TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder is granted an increased disability rating of 100 percent, effective December 3, 2020. The appeal for a TDIU rating is dismissed as moot.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder does not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Panic Attacks and Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder, as well as his request for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability, were granted effective July 23, 2019.
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