The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and denied service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, sleep apnea, hypertension, heart disability, headaches, erectile dysfunction, and remanded the claims for secondary service connection and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a link between the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder and his active service, while there was no credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressor occurred or that the Veteran had a diagnosis of PTSD. The Board also found insufficient evidence to support service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, sleep apnea, hypertension, heart disability, headaches, erectile dysfunction, and remanded claims for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), diabetes mellitus, type II, sleep apnea, hypertension, heart disability, headaches, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25013254
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