Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, secondary to service connected tinnitus due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary as there are conflicting opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's depressive disorder and without access to his mental health records, it cannot be confirmed that the Veteran has a psychiatric disorder secondary to tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018214
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