The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as major depressive disorder and PTSD) but denied service connection for deep vein thrombosis of the left leg, cellulitis, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's claim for TDIU was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran has a current acquired psychiatric disability related to an in-service event; however, there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis or other conditions necessary for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as major depressive disorder and PTSD), Deep vein thrombosis of the left leg, Cellulitis, Obstructive sleep apnea, to include secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21062443
What this means for you
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