Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding their etiology.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided were found inadequate, as they did not adequately consider the Veteran's lay statements or provide a separate medical opinion on aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25111353
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