Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder, for a new VA examination and further development.
The deciding factor: The VA opinion is inadequate as it did not address direct service connection or whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities aggravated his major depression.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086305
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