Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial rating higher than 30 percent, a rating higher than 70 percent from July 17, 2024, and TDIU based on PTSD alone to ensure that VA has met its duty to assist by obtaining additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary due to the need for an addendum medical opinion to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD prior to and since July 17, 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096328
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