The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD and depression, is granted service connection. The thrombosis, poor circulation, and edema are denied due to lack of a causal relationship with service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders were caused or aggravated by service, granting service connection for this condition. However, there was no established link between the thrombosis, poor circulation, and edema and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD and depression), Thrombosis, poor circulation, and edema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22044781
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