The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist error in terms of affording the Veteran the opportunity to report for a VA examination with a corresponding opinion addressing the claim on a direct incurrence basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record at the time of the January 2025 AOJ decision on appeal was sufficient to trigger VA's duty to assist in obtaining a VA examination and corresponding opinion addressing the claim on a direct incurrence basis, but no such examination or opinion had been provided prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (generalized anxiety disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102907
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