The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for major depression and entitlement to TDIU due to incomplete evidence regarding private treatment records.
The deciding factor: Incomplete evidence regarding private treatment records necessitates a remand to obtain additional relevant information.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression, recurrent, moderate with anxious distress, alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034666
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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