The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder, as new and relevant evidence has been added to the record since the March 2015 rating decision.
The deciding factor: New evidence related to the Veteran's mental health condition was submitted after the initial denial in 2015, necessitating a readjudication of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101019
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Decisions by this judge: 241 · Granted: 35% (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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