Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and right and left elbow disorders to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to provide a VA mental health examination and nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, and did not obtain a nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's elbow disabilities related to in-service parachute jumping.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088852
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