Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and hypertension to correct errors in the duty to assist, specifically regarding an inadequate VA psychiatric examination.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to an inadequate VA psychiatric examination that fails to address specific in-service stressors and secondary aggravation by service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Anxiety, Depression, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085140
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