Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorders and their relationship to his cause of death.
The deciding factor: The previous opinions were inadequate as they did not address all three of the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorders, which is required by the Court's Memorandum Decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive heart failure, Ischemic cardiomyopathy, Coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011253
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