The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, to include generalized anxiety disorder and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder. The claims for hypertension, OSA, and a left foot disability were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder is at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by stressful events in service. The evidence does not support the claims for hypertension, OSA, and a left foot disability being related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, other than PTSD, to include generalized anxiety disorder and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, Hypertension, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Left foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24001946
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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