Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain any pertinent, outstanding VA treatment records, including those from the Veteran's admission to the Augusta VAMC on March 5, 1991, for alcohol dependency.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty-to-assist error occurred regarding the failure of the AOJ to obtain certain records, necessitating a remand to correct this error.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizoaffective disorder, depressive type
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087108
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