Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder, as a pre-decisional duty to assist error was not adequately addressed.
The deciding factor: The May 2023 VA medical opinion did not discuss all of the Veteran's contentions or relevant in-service records, making it inadequate for adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098658
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