The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include panic disorder and adjustment disorder with anxiety, as a remand is warranted in order to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain an adequate etiological opinion.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not adequately explain why unexpected panic attacks would suggest the panic attacks were not consequent of hearing loss or tinnitus, and did not offer an opinion regarding the aggravation prong of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with anxiety, panic disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011065
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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