Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a new examination with an addendum opinion to address whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as the previous opinions did not consider all diagnoses and relevant in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25012505
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