Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral ankle disabilities, and bilateral knee disabilities. The claims for GERD and COPD were remanded.
The deciding factor: The positive private and VA opinions supported the necessary elements of service connection on a secondary basis for the acquired psychiatric disorder, while the lay and medical evidence established in-service incurrence and nexus for the bilateral ankle and knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), Bilateral ankle disabilities, Bilateral knee disabilities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25003204
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