The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD and an eating disorder, as well as an increased rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran has a diagnosed psychiatric disability or eating disorder consistent with the DSM-5 other than her already-service connected PTSD. The Veteran is currently being compensated for all of her psychiatric symptomatology, including her report of decreased appetite followed by overeating.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, Eating disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016673
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,185 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed 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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error in the October 2024 and November 2024 decisions, and thus remanded these claims for further development.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) for claims related to an increased rating and service connection, as well as lack of jurisdiction over a previously granted claim for sinusitis.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD and eating disorder, but denied service connection for right hand arthritis, left hand arthritis, nerve damage in the neck, nerve damage in the right shoulder, nerve damage in the left shoulder, bronchitis, a gynecological disability, and non-compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted a rating of 100 percent effective April 10, 2018, due to the severity of his symptoms.
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