The Board remands the claim for service connection for general anxiety disorder to obtain an addendum medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion is inadequate and conclusory, relying on a lack of notation in the Veteran's STRs, which does not meet the standard set by Dalton v. Nicholson, 21 Vet. App. 23 (2007).
- Claimed conditions
- general anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24069111
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
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