The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a bilateral foot disability, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA did not find any link between the Veteran's current conditions and his time in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD), Bilateral foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23009111
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and eye disability due to inadequate medical opinions based on inaccurate factual premises, and a need for further VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
New and relevant evidence has been received, including medical opinions from Dr. D.W. regarding the acquired psychiatric disorder and from Dr. G.S. regarding the bilateral foot disability and hypertension. The AOJ will readjudicate these claims.,The AOJ will also readjudicate the issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disability based on new evidence submitted by the Claimant.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was dismissed as moot due to a March 2025 rating decision that granted service connection for other specified trauma and other stressor related disorder with alcohol use disorder, effective May 2, 2024. The lumbosacral strain and radiculopathy claims are remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral foot disability due to burn pit exposure.
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