The Board has remanded the claims for an effective date prior to May 4, 2012, for service connection and a higher initial rating for other specified depressive disorder with anxious distress; an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits. The appeal is also remanded to obtain outstanding private treatment records from TLS/Dr. A.B.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant was not provided timely notice of available VA treatment records, specifically those maintained at the Evanston Vet Center and TLS, which may be relevant to her claims.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24081020
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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
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
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