The Board remands the case to address whether new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the issue of whether the character of the appellant's service is a bar to VA service-connected disability compensation benefits.

The deciding factor: The issue must be developed and processed to completion by the RO as it was not addressed in the previous rating decision, and addressing it in the first instance would deprive the appellant of her due process right to one-review on appeal.

Claimed conditions

PTSD

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 4, 2025

Citation

A25010248

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