Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the increased rating claims for major depressive disorder with anxious distress to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to incomplete private medical records from Novant Health Psychiatry, which may contain evidence relevant to the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098022
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