Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prior to October 2018 due to an inadequate addendum opinion.
The deciding factor: The October 2025 VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate as it did not address the inconsistencies noted in the December 2016 VA examination report, and a new opinion is required to comply with previous remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25015008
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