Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety, is remanded. The VA must obtain private medical records.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to obtain relevant private treatment records as part of their duty to assist.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001056
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.