Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an adequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities aggravated any of the conditions that directly caused his death.
The deciding factor: The November 2024 and January 2025 VA opinions did not provide a clear opinion on aggravation, which is required to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed substantially or materially to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Posttraumatic epileptiform seizures
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- 25004113
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