Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of a mental health condition (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder) due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was found to be inadequate because it did not address the Veteran's private treatment diagnosis of PTSD and there was no record of mental health complaints during service, making a fully informed decision impossible.
- Claimed conditions
- mental health condition (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25021974
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