The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but granted service connection for Persistent Depressive Disorder and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected orthopedic conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a diagnosis of PTSD, but there was a clear link between the Veteran's chronic pain from his service-connected disabilities and his diagnosed psychiatric disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD), Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063339
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.
What you can do next
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