Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety, due to a need for additional evidence and medical opinion.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining private treatment records and a new medical examination with nexus opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety, major depressive disorder (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25017017
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