The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include neurocognitive disorder and psychotic disorder, as secondary to the service-connected disabilities. However, it denied service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence supported the finding that the Veteran's neurocognitive disorder and psychotic disorder are due to his service-connected disabilities, but there was no current diagnosis of PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Neurocognitive Disorder, Psychotic Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25008345
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,188 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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