Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to inadequate medical opinions and a Stegall violation.
The deciding factor: The addendum medical opinions provided did not adequately address the previously diagnosed conditions or provide sufficient rationale for their conclusions.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25014815
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