Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the evaluation of depressive disorder due to chronic pain for the AOJ to associate updated VA treatment records with the claims file.
The deciding factor: The failure to obtain recent VA treatment records constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder due to chronic pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010816
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