The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a disability rating greater than 30 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder and entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development.
The deciding factor: The AOJ has not substantially complied with prior remand directives, necessitating an addendum opinion and potentially rescheduling of examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24032221
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, assigning October 12, 2022 as the earliest possible effective date.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date and a higher rating for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, as well as remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
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