The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to duty-to-assist errors, including the failure to obtain VA and private treatment records from relevant periods. A psychiatric examination is also required.
The deciding factor: Duty-to-assist errors were identified in obtaining necessary medical records and a retrospective medical opinion was deemed necessary.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety disorder with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24059916
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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 anxiety disorder with depression, including his alcohol use disorder, is rated at 70 percent since January 17, 2013. A TDIU is also granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Denied
The Veteran's anxiety disorder with depression is currently rated at 70 percent, effective September 27, 2010. The Board finds that the symptoms do not more nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for anxiety disorder with depression and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his employment records.
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