Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and obstructive sleep apnea to the RO for further development, including verification of in-service stressors and a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The November 2023 VA opinion is inadequate because it fails to address the Veteran's two claimed stressor events documented in his January 2022 statement in support of claim for PTSD. Additionally, the RO failed to make reasonable attempts to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors related to the USS Kitty Hawk.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Major depressive disorder, Unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, Obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096203
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