The Board remands the issue of an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD with anxiety and depression, due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as both previous VA examinations failed to consider relevant records and a new examination is required to estimate the current severity of the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with anxiety and depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101613
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Decisions by this judge: 1,960 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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