The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including an adjustment disorder with anxiety, but denied and remanded the claims for a back condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder had its onset during active-duty service, while there was no new and relevant evidence to support readjudicating the claim for a back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, including an adjustment disorder with anxiety, Back condition (lumbosacral strain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015378
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 734 · Granted: 31% (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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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining adequate VA examinations and medical opinions.
- Denied
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