The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder (claimed as depression) due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's condition had its clinical onset during service or is due to an event or incident of active service, including exposure to traumatic events during acknowledged service in Afghanistan.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder (claimed as depression)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25035766
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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