The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including failing to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion and obtaining relevant private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was a failure of the VA to provide the Veteran with an adequate etiological opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which is required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and a depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2023
- Citation
- A23030775
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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 Board granted an effective date of February 17, 2021, for the award of service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and a depressed mood.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to failure of the RO to comply with prior remand directives regarding obtaining federal records from the DC Vet Center. The Veteran's adjustment disorder claim and SMC entitlement are also being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and for further development, including obtaining treatment records from the DC Vet Center.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and the need for clarification of the examiner's rationale regarding the Veteran's reported stressors and the resolution of his PTSD diagnosis.
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