The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating higher than 50 percent prior to August 20, 2023, for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to November 30, 2023, as well as an increased rating from August 30, 2023 to January 29, 2025.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary for the AOJ to readjudicate the claims with consideration of all additional evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25004495
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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a disability rating higher than 70 percent for major depressive disorder with PTSD but granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the same condition, effective February 15, 2024.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
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