Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an adequate addendum opinion addressing the history of depression and providing a current diagnosis, to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disability is related to service or secondary to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The January 2018 VA examination did not adequately address the history of depression detailed in the record, which renders it inadequate for adjudication purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25001950
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