Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain additional private treatment records and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated his death.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions provided were found inadequate as they did not address secondary service connection for aggravation, and there is a need for updated private treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease, Diabetes mellitus type II, Stage IV chronic kidney disease, Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, Peripheral arterial disease, Essential hypertension, Obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097486
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