Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than binge eating disorder to obtain a new VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The record lacks an adequate opinion on whether the Veteran's psychiatric condition is related to his service or due to his service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Other Specified Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Moderate, Binge Eating Disorder, Unspecified Symptoms and Signs with Cognitive Functions and Awareness (Provisional)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009930
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