Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, initial compensable evaluation for PFB, and service connection for facial scarring due to errors in obtaining necessary records and examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board found pre-decisional errors in verifying all periods of service, obtaining relevant private treatment records, and conducting adequate medical examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), facial scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005870
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