Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for sinus disability, PTSD, and other psychiatric conditions due to a duty to assist error. The VA will obtain missing records and readjudicate the claims.
The deciding factor: The Board identified a pre-decisional duty to assist error where relevant treatment records were not included in the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- sinus disability, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), acquired psychiatric disability, aside from PTSD, to include agoraphobia, major panic disorder, and bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008201
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