Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD for a new examination that properly considers the lay statements, including the reported stressors.
The deciding factor: Remand is warranted due to an inadequate prior examination that failed to consider the Veteran's reports of his stressors.
- 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 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25015340
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