Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for pain disorder and acquired psychiatric disability due to a failure to provide VA examinations.
The deciding factor: VA did not fulfill its duty to assist the Veteran by failing to arrange appropriate examinations given his incarceration status.
- Claimed conditions
- pain disorder, acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097509
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