The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder is granted as service-connected. The issues of service connection for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, and a heart disease (claimed residual of a heart attack) are remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examination confirmed the Veteran's current diagnoses of PTSD, anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder, all related to his in-service stressor. The issues of service connection for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, and a heart disease (claimed residual of a heart attack) are remanded as further medical evaluation is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder), Sinusitis, Allergic rhinitis, Hypertension, Heart disease (claimed residual of a heart attack)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21065903
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