The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability and right Achilles tendon disability, effective the day after the Veteran's discharge from service. The claim for a heart disability was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the presence of the claimed disabilities during active service, while there was no persuasive evidence supporting a current heart disability or other conditions on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability (anxiety), right Achilles tendon disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016600
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (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
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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