Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical strain and an acquired psychiatric disorder to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cervical strain and any diagnosed psychiatric disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain, acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety, depression, OCD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017647
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