The appeal for service connection for a neurobehavioral disorder is being remanded to the agency of original jurisdiction for consideration of new evidence and readjudication.
The deciding factor: Remand required due to newly added evidence that has not been considered by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- neurobehavioral disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25007818
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,162 · Granted: 21% (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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurobehavioral disorder is being remanded due to an error in the initial rating decision. The Board finds that the RO should have addressed whether his adjustment disorder and anxiety with alcohol use disorder were present when he initially filed for service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal is dismissed as moot because his Supplemental Claim was granted in full, and there are no remaining issues for appellate consideration.
- Granted
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