The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and a syncope condition, finding that these conditions are caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current psychiatric condition is related to her service-connected chronic myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia, while her syncope condition had its onset in active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric condition, Syncope condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23008216
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition is related to active service and the claim for this condition is granted. The bladder condition claim is remanded as a VA examination is needed.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection due to lack of active-duty service and because the appellant did not achieve veteran status. The psychiatric condition claim was withdrawn, and the spinal injury claim is denied.
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