The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for depression (major depressive disorder) should be remanded due to a lack of recent medical records.
The deciding factor: The decision was made based on insufficient evidence, specifically the absence of recent medical records related to the Veteran's SSD benefits application from 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- depression (major depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2026
- Citation
- A26001539
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for depression (major depressive disorder) as secondary to generalized anxiety disorder and on a direct basis, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and military service.
- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction was denied. The claim for service connection for depression (major depressive disorder) is being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, back condition, and migraines. The claim for service connection for anxiety is remanded due to a lack of an adequate rationale in the previous medical opinion.
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