Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the VA Regional Office for adjudication of a substitution request and readjudication of the claims.
The deciding factor: Remand required due to a contested claimant issue involving L-A., the Veteran's alleged minor child, which affects B., the current substituted claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder/major depressive disorder (now claimed as depression and mental health; bipolar condition, suicide attempt with loss of consciousness), migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094568
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