Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder and other specified anxiety disorder, for further development of evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the etiology of the diagnosed MDD and other specified anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder (MDD), other specified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25010855
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