Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for PTSD service connection is remanded. The Board found that the Veteran was not notified of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the rating decision.
The deciding factor: The remand is required to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error prior to the rating decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25002132
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