The Board has decided to remand the cases for further review of new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including VA treatment records from 2021 to 2023. The AOJ will issue a supplemental statement of the case that considers this additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran wishes to have the AOJ review the newly received evidence before making any further decisions on his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressed and anxious mood, painful scars, left iliac crest and trunk, sternal non-union and non-cardiac chest pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2024
- Citation
- 24017595
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and a failure to provide requested information.
- Dismissed
The appeal seeking an effective date earlier than May 20, 2021, for the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed and anxious mood and depressive disorder was dismissed due to a written withdrawal by the Veteran.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder caused his obstructive sleep apnea, and thus grants service connection for OSA as secondary to his service-connected condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for adjustment disorder with depressed and anxious mood was denied. A rating of 70 percent for this condition, but no higher, is granted.
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