Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability to correct a duty to assist error, specifically requiring an addendum opinion that addresses the proper standard of causation and aggravation.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA medical opinion is inadequate as it uses the incorrect standard of 'proximate cause' instead of 'but for' causation or aggravation, and does not address whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability was aggravated by service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108120
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