Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for further development, including obtaining an enlistment examination and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any psychiatric disorders other than PTSD.
The deciding factor: There were duty to assist errors in not obtaining the Veteran's enlistment examination and obtaining an adequate medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086157
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