Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquire psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder (MDD) and unspecified anxiety disorder, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion is found to be self-contradictory and inadequate in addressing the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder (MDD), unspecified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020824
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