Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain a retrospective medical opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's psychiatric disability from May 2, 2012, to January 9, 2019.
The deciding factor: The August 2012 VA examination did not provide adequate reasons or bases for its denial of an initial disability rating higher than 30% for a psychiatric disability prior to January 9, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092137
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