Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to unaddressed in-service stressor, inadequate VA examination, and missing private treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25087957
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