Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for PTSD service connection is remanded. The VA must verify the veteran's claimed in-service stressor and provide a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that not attempting to verify the Veteran's alleged in-stressor and not obtaining an examination constitute pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002489
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