Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for mental health disorders, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression. The VA must provide a VA examination to assess these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA did not afford the Veteran a VA examination, which constitutes a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- mental health disorder, anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001964
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