The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain a VA examination and opinion on whether the Veteran's psychiatric conditions are secondary to his service-connected knee conditions.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to insufficient medical evidence to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his service-connected knee conditions, as well as to address the theory of secondary service connection raised by VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder, Chronic adjustment disorder, Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25038772
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.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU, DEA benefits, and a finding of TDIU based solely on generalized anxiety disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than April 9, 2024, for the assignment of a 70 percent evaluation for insomnia disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder.
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