Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for higher ratings of PTSD and major depressive disorder, as well as total disability rating based on individual unemployability, has been remanded. The Board needs more information to decide the claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not respond to requests for additional hearings or examinations, leading to a need for further development of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25000849
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