Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for various acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.
The deciding factor: The October 2020 and subsequent VA medical opinions were found inadequate due to their failure to consider the Veteran's reported symptoms and history, and the Board finds that there are no adequate opinions of record.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Depression, Adjustment Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, Cannabis Use Disorder, Unspecified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder, Hallucinogen Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091386
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