Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for alcohol use disorder (mild) and unspecified depressive disorder to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the onset of these conditions during active military service or their relation to in-service events, injuries, or diseases.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error regarding the adequacy of the current VA examination opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- alcohol use disorder (mild), unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091471
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