Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to determine the etiology of any diagnosed psychiatric disability, including whether it is related to service or caused by service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The July 2023 and September 2023 VA examiners provided incomplete opinions, necessitating further examination to address all theories of entitlement reasonably raised by the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020498
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