The Veteran's major depression with generalized anxiety disorder is being remanded for further development to assess the current severity and manifestations of his disability.
The deciding factor: VA was unable to schedule an in-person examination due to pandemic restrictions at the correctional facility where the Veteran resides, necessitating a medical opinion based on existing records.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression with generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23027320
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection were reopened and granted effective October 6, 2015.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's major depression with generalized anxiety disorder is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cold injury residuals of the fingers and toes, and major depression with generalized anxiety disorder are all likely due to service exposure. As a result, these conditions have been granted as service-connected.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected conditions, and therefore the claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied.
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