Denied
The Board denied service connection for somatic symptom disorder as secondary to intervertebral disc syndrome with herniated disc L5-S1, finding that the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder and that the Veteran's symptoms are due to nonservice-connected PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The April 2020 and January 2021 VA examiners stated the Veteran does not meet the DSM-5 criteria for somatic symptom disorder, and her symptoms are attributable to nonservice-connected PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder secondary to PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- somatic symptom disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009834
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