The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features secondary to a service-connected disability, but remanded the claims for skin and left upper extremity disorders due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's adjustment disorder to his now service-connected arterial thrombosis condition. The skin and left upper extremity claims were remanded due to a lack of sufficient evidence regarding their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features, Skin disorder (atopic dermatitis, xerotic skin, neurodermatitis), Left upper extremity disorder (neuropathy, arterial thrombosis)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25009014
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,886 · Granted: 24% (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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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional development due to the need for a video conference hearing. The specific issues of rating his right knee disability and adjustment disorder, as well as seeking TDIU status, remain pending.
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