Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder, due to a need to verify in-service stressors and ensure the full scope of the Veteran's claim is addressed.
The deciding factor: A remand is required to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and ensure the full scope of the Veteran's claim is addressed.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Depressive disorder, Alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104086
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