Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The Board found errors in the duty to assist and ordered a new medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board identified pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failure to obtain necessary medical opinions and provide notice of the right to a pre-decisional hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001399
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