Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder with cocaine use disorder and alcohol use disorder, due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA examination is found to be inadequate as it did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's mental health condition was related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), unspecified depressive disorder with cocaine use disorder and alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110911
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