The Board remanded the case to obtain a new medical opinion on whether the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder aggravated his immune suppression or caused an inflammatory condition that led to his death.

The deciding factor: The July 2023 VA medical opinion did not adequately address the issue of aggravation by the service-connected psychiatric disorder.

Claimed conditions

anxiety disorder, septic shock, immunosuppression, polymyalgia rheumatica

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 7, 2025

Citation

A25001271

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