The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A contemporaneous VA examination is needed to adequately assess the current nature and severity of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, as the most recent one was from 2013 and medical records are only up to 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045853
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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