Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, service connection for GERD, chronic headaches, left and right hip conditions, and a lumbar spine condition due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: Insufficient competent medical evidence on file for VA to make a decision on the claim. The Board finds that there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not obtaining Reserve records or treatment records from V.E., J.M., Dr. B., and other relevant sources.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Chronic Headaches, Left Hip Condition, Right Hip Condition, Lumbar Spine Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084577
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