Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder, due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 VA opinion on tinnitus was found inadequate as it relied on the absence of evidence in service treatment records and medical literature. For the acquired psychiatric disorders, an adequate opinion was not provided for all diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088115
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