Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension due to a need for additional evidence, including VA examination with opinion and SSA records.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error regarding obtaining SSA records and providing a VA examination with etiological opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25086992
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