Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claim for any acquired psychiatric disorder and denied service connection for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The appellant submitted new and relevant evidence regarding his claimed psychiatric disorders, while he failed to report for a VA examination related to his tinnitus claim without good cause.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Stressor related disorder, Anxiety, Depression, Any other mood disorder, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092540
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