The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct, is granted as service connected. The bilateral knee disability and neurological disability of the bilateral lower extremities are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner linked the Veteran’s current acquired psychiatric disorder to his period of honorable service ending in March 1985.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct, cocaine dependence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21000693
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