Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and cirrhosis of liver as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate VA examination opinions.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain a more adequate medical opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptomatology in service and post-service, including claimed stressors related to treatment for pneumonia and witnessing deaths and maiming of fellow Soldiers.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Cirrhosis of liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108346
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