Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including verifying in-service stressors and scheduling examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to verify in-service stressors and obtain adequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Sleep apnea, Headaches, Allergic rhinitis, Left lower extremity sciatica, Left shoulder disability, Lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091129
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