Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to schedule a new VA examination with a psychiatrist or other appropriate medical professional.
The deciding factor: The February and April 2023 VA opinions were found inadequate due to their incomplete review of evidence, including service treatment records, and failure to provide adequate rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder with psychoses, general anxiety disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, binge eating disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, nervous disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017844
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