The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include other specified trauma and other specified anxiety disorder, for further development of evidence regarding its etiology.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided by the October 2022 and December 2022 examiners were found inadequate, necessitating a new addendum opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma, other specified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048190
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the Veteran has been granted service connection since the date of his initial claim.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the Veteran's attempts to appeal a rating decision from September 13, 2022, that denied higher ratings for other specified anxiety disorder and sinusitis due to untimeliness of the appeals.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to ensure all mental health conditions are considered.
- Dismissed
The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for all service connection claims.
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