Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded. The VA needs to obtain additional private treatment records and conduct a new examination.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to obtain all relevant private treatment records and the initial examination was inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, schizoaffective disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005948
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