Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and ensuring compliance with duty-to-assist requirements.
The deciding factor: The issues are being remanded to correct duty-to-assist errors that occurred prior to the July 2022 and December 2022 rating decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Depressive Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015381
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