Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new medical examination to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The May 2023 VA examiner did not address or note significant findings from the private psychiatric examination that the Veteran underwent prior to the VA examination, making their assessment inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016974
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