Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for additional development, including verification of claimed stressors and a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: A remand is needed due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's claimed stressors and an incomplete medical opinion on the etiology of his psychiatric disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087632
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