Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder due to military sexual trauma and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A remand is required because the May 2024 letter did not adequately advise the Veteran that she could submit evidence of behavior changes following her claimed MST as credible supporting evidence of the stressor as required under 38 C.F.R. § 3.304(f)(5).
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder due to military sexual trauma (MST), Unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101394
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