Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, a left shoulder disability, and a right hip disability due to the need for examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the Veteran's assertions in his claim and the information in his service records were sufficient to meet the low threshold for triggering VA's duty to provide examinations at the time the May 2024 decision was issued, but no such examinations were provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, Left shoulder disability, Right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088287
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