Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination and opinion to address the current nature and etiology of any diagnosed acquired mental health disorders.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's self-report across settings, as well as the need for an updated examination given the passage of time since the last one.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, to include somatic symptom disorder and depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085144
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