The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include major depressive disorder and insomnia, for a new VA mental disorders examination due to non-compliance with previous remand instructions.
The deciding factor: There has not been substantial compliance with the March 2025 remand directives as the VA examiner did not specifically consider and comment upon identified diagnoses of major depressive disorder and insomnia in the Veteran's treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25006849
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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