Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion to determine the etiology of the appellant's acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to address whether the appellant had a preexisting psychiatric disorder that was aggravated during service or if the disorder manifested during service and is related to it.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression and an anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25002290
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