The Board remands the claims for service connection for obsessive compulsive disorder, other specified trauma stressor related disorder, and eligibility for treatment due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's diagnosed OCD and other specified trauma stressor related disorder are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Other Specified Trauma Stressor Related Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25034296
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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