Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for additional evidence, specifically the Veteran's complete service treatment records and service personnel records.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not substantially comply with the Board's previous remand directive to request complete copies of the Veteran's STRs as well as SPRs.
- Claimed conditions
- Facial injury with six teeth missing, Sinus disability, Right eye injury, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Acquired psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder (MDD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Cirrhosis of the liver, Diabetes mellitus type II (DM II), Cause of the Veteran's death, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25013502
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