The Veteran's anxiety is found to be part of her service-connected PTSD. The dermatitis claim remains pending as the evidence does not support a separate diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners linked the Veteran's anxiety symptoms to her service-connected PTSD, but did not find any separate etiology for her dermatitis.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1803913
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What this means for you
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