Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for a higher rating of persistent depressive disorder is remanded to obtain additional medical records and a new examination.
The deciding factor: The Board lacks sufficient medical evidence to decide the claim due to outstanding community care records and the need for a new medical examination.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- 25001478
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