Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The Board needs to provide an adequate statement of reasons or bases addressing the credibility of the Veteran's asserted stressor and the corroborated evidence submitted.
The deciding factor: The Board erred by failing to address key evidence and the credibility of the veteran's claimed stressor.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001287
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