Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder with moderate anxious distress to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error was identified, specifically the failure to obtain relevant private treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with moderate anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104840
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