Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an addendum VA medical opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including any diagnosed PTSD or MDD.
The deciding factor: The July 2020 VA examiner's negative nexus opinion is contradicted by the Veteran's VA treatment records which contain several PTSD diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, mood disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090218
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