The Board remands the claim for service connection for anxiety with insomnia to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report did not address whether the Veteran's anxiety disorder was aggravated by his tinnitus, making it inadequate for determining service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety with insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25103157
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,135 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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