Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is related to his service-connected anosmia and chronic sinusitis on a secondary basis.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to address evidence of secondary service connection reasonably raised by the record, specifically regarding the relationship between the Veteran's psychiatric condition and his service-connected smell and sinus disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092650
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