Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for higher initial disability ratings for PTSD, TBI, and left ulnar nerve damage due to a duty-to-assist error in not obtaining service treatment records and VA examinations.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors related to obtaining service treatment records and VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), Left ulnar nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108694
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