Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, MDD, and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examination provided is inadequate as it does not provide a proper etiological opinion regarding the appellant's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095812
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