The Veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for unspecified mood disorder is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error regarding the severity of his condition from November 12, 2014 to November 2019.
The deciding factor: There was no retrospective medical opinion provided regarding the severity of the Veteran's psychiatric disability during the specified period.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified mood disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24045548
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional error in failing to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder. The AOJ must request that the Veteran be scheduled for an examination to determine the probable nature and etiology of his diagnosed acquired psychiatric disability.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for somatic symptom disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, memory loss, and unspecified mood disorder but denied initial compensable ratings for vitreal floaters, chronic headaches, bilateral hearing loss, and persistent cough.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of unspecified mood disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and alcohol use disorder to correct a duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal, and all claims were dismissed.
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