Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for further action consistent with the terms of a Joint Motion for Partial Remand, including obtaining private mental health records and conducting a retrospective mental health opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board must ensure VA undertakes reasonable efforts to obtain outstanding December 2007 private opinion and address whether the severity and frequency of symptoms warrant a higher rating or TDIU based on PTSD alone.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090068
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