Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and adjudication, including a VA examination to determine if any service-connected disability contributed substantially or materially to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion regarding the cause of death was found inadequate due to lack of sufficient rationale and failure to address aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, sleep apnea, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right upper extremity radiculopathy, neck disability, right shoulder disability, total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25094124
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