Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to clarify internal inconsistencies in the record and ensure a complete medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety, Adjustment Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, Moderate
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009083
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