Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain an adequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: A remand is required because the VA examiner did not provide a substantive discussion of the appellant's depressive symptoms after noting that he scored in the 'moderately severe depression range,' and there is conflicting medical evidence regarding the diagnosis of PTSD and its etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Depression, Anxiety
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019109
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