Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for major depressive disorder to verify in-service stressors and obtain an opinion on their relationship to the Veteran's condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not adequately address the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors, and a new examination is needed to determine if his major depressive disorder is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089216
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