The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, and remanded several other claims including entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction, and entitlement to service connection for various disorders.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current disability of an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, during the pendency of his claim. The record does not contain a recent diagnosis of such a disability prior to the Veteran's filing of a claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, Eye disorders (primary open angle glaucoma, dry eye syndrome, pseudophakia, bilateral pinguecula, and/or left asteroid hyalosis), Neck disorder, Left shoulder disorder, Right shoulder disorder, Right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25006370
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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