Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of PTSD and other psychiatric disabilities is remanded. The VA needs to verify specific in-service stressors.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ failed to undertake development to verify two specific stressors reported by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disability, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25004489
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