The Board remands the appeal to correct an error in the AOJ's duty to obtain a medical opinion linking the Veteran's depressive disorder to his active service.
The deciding factor: The September 2023 VA examination did not address the Veteran's diagnoses of depression during active service, including a period on suicide watch.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107592
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,977 · Granted: 27% (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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