The Board remands the claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and the need for an appropriate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The December 2024 examination is inadequate because it did not discuss or provide any opinion concerning the Veteran's diagnosed PTSD which is documented in his treatment records during the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105670
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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