Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, depression, and alcohol use disorder, due to a need for additional development of evidence.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examiner's negative etiology opinions were based on the lack of treatment in service, but this is not persuasive evidence that a current disability was not caused by active service. The record also does not show that the AOJ attempted to verify any reported stressors.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Anxiety, Depression, Alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016512
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