Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to obtain an opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disability, as the previous examinations did not adequately address whether the Veteran's current psychiatric condition is related to service.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to incomplete medical opinions and missing service medical records that need to be addressed by a new examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other specified trauma or stressor-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25111256
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