Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error was identified as the AOJ failed to obtain an examination addressing whether the Veteran had PTSD related to his in-service stressor.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Major depressive disorder, recurrent episode, mild with anxious distress, Neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096903
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