Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for TBI and a higher rating for PTSD due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary because the prior VA examinations did not adequately differentiate between the symptoms associated with the Veteran's TBI and PTSD, and failed to provide a full retrospective opinion as required by the Board's previous decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25013589
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