Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a new medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's claimed stressors are adequate to support a diagnosis of PTSD and whether the Veteran's symptoms are related to the claimed stressors.
The deciding factor: The previous VA opinions were found inadequate as they did not address the criteria under 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f)(3) with respect to the Veteran's fear of hostile military or terrorist activity in Vietnam and whether his symptoms are related to the claimed stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25013051
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