Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a mental health disorder, substance use/abuse disorder, prostate cancer, sleep apnea, and bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence in the record.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided were found inadequate, and additional medical examinations are required to address the Veteran's claims adequately.
- Claimed conditions
- mental health disorder (anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances), substance use/abuse disorder (alcohol/drug abuse), prostate cancer, sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098330
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