Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an examination to determine the nature and severity of the Veteran's PTSD, specifically to identify the effects of the TBI and the effects of the PTSD since April 20, 2022.
The deciding factor: The AOJ erred by not determining whether the effects of the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury are separate from the effects of his PTSD prior to the November 2023 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified depressive, anxiety and insomnia disorder to include traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088897
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