Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of several conditions, including PTSD and various physical disabilities. The Board found errors in the previous evaluations and ordered new examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board identified pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and inadequate medical opinions in the previous evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive disorder, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, sleep disturbance, low back disability, bilateral foot disability, right side sciatica, left side sciatica
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008162
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