Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified dementia and PTSD, due to inadequate VA examination/medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to provide the Veteran adequate VA examination/medical opinion with respect to his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified dementia with behavioral disturbance, PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097979
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