Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for the AOJ to obtain additional evidence and provide a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The AOJ's failure to secure relevant Vet Center records prior to providing the Veteran an adequate VA psychiatric examination represents a pre-decisional error in fulfilling VA's duty to assist the Veteran which must be corrected on remand.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020767
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