The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, adjustment disorder, and depression, is granted as service-connected. Night blindness and urinary frequency are denied as not related to service or any other compensable basis. Hernia complications are also denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the acquired psychiatric disorder was established based on medical evidence linking it to active service. Night blindness and urinary frequency were found not to be related to service, with no superimposed disease or injury noted in the records. Hernia complications were deemed unrelated to service due to lack of documentation.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, adjustment disorder, and depression), Night blindness, Urinary frequency, Hernia complications
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23039384
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