Remanded (sent back)
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, aortic tear, cataracts, diabetes mellitus, GERD, and hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided are found to be inadequate due to lack of sufficient rationale or consideration of all relevant evidence. Remand is necessary to obtain addendum medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety, Aortic tear, Cataracts, Diabetes mellitus, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101867
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