The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and insomnia to obtain a new medical opinion on whether these conditions are secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 medical opinion was found inadequate due to unclear rationale and internal inconsistencies regarding causation and aggravation of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders by his service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25057871
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 claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder is dismissed as moot because the earliest effective date was granted during the pendency of this appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the failure to obtain relevant treatment records and provide adequate VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal and skin disabilities.
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