Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction due to a duty to assist error, requiring additional VA examinations and medical nexus opinions.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the June 2025 rating decision on appeal, specifically, VA has not yet afforded the Veteran a VA examination or obtained a medical nexus opinion for both conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108456
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