Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied readjudication of entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC), but remanded the claims for service connection for a mental health disability and headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted after the last final denial was not new and relevant, thus it cannot be used to readjudicate the TDIU and SMC claims. A VA examination is needed for the mental health claim as there are symptoms reported but no medical opinion provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Migraines
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102685
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