The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for her service-connected bulimia nervosa due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The December 2024 VA Report did not adequately address all relevant evidence and failed to consider the Veteran's functional impairment, necessitating further development.
- Claimed conditions
- bulimia nervosa
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- 25004323
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 Board granted service connection for bulimia nervosa as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and increased the evaluation of PTSD to 70 percent, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and bulimia nervosa.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bulimia nervosa, as there was no evidence showing self-induced weight loss to less than 85 percent of expected weight.
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