Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of psychiatric disabilities to obtain an opinion from a medical examiner.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence exists to determine if there is a causal relationship between the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disabilities and his military service, necessitating further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder, Generalized anxiety disorder, Dysthymic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094923
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