Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD, caused or contributed substantially to his death.
The deciding factor: A VA opinion is necessary due to the potential relationship between the Veteran's service and his cause of death, as well as the medications taken for his psychiatric condition leading to an accidental fall.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088307
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