The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for higher ratings for his unspecified depressive disorder (UDD) due to a failure to consider all relevant VA medical records and obtain a more contemporaneous examination of the severity of his UDD symptoms.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the AOJ failed to consider all relevant VA medical records, including those from December 2011 onward, which included in-patient psychiatric treatment records. Additionally, there was no recent examination of the Veteran's current symptomatology and disability level.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder (UDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24079918
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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 service-connected unspecified depressive disorder (UDD) caused or aggravated his GERD. The Board granted entitlement to service connection for GERD as secondary to UDD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for higher ratings for his unspecified depressive disorder (UDD) due to a failure to consider all relevant VA medical records and obtain a more contemporaneous examination of the severity of his UDD symptoms.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his unspecified depressive disorder (UDD) is being remanded due to the failure to obtain more contemporaneous examination of his symptoms and review of VA medical records regarding his psychiatric care.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his unspecified depressive disorder (UDD) is being remanded due to the failure to obtain more contemporaneous examination of his symptoms and review of VA medical records regarding his psychiatric care.
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