Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.
The deciding factor: The failure to provide the Veteran an examination was a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101661
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