The appeal for a TDIU due to service-connected conditions is remanded for the Veteran to be provided with a formal hearing in accordance with VA regulations.
The deciding factor: A formal hearing was requested by the Veteran and not provided, necessitating a remand to correct this error.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with an eating disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25005123
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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