Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as a temporary total evaluation based on hospitalization, to obtain additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA opinions of record are inadequate to determine whether the Veteran's PTSD and acquired psychiatric disorder were aggravated beyond their natural progression by his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090949
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