The Board denied service connection for anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions distinct from the Veteran's already service-connected PTSD. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for a right knee scar.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD to include anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia as there is no diagnosis of a distinct acquired psychiatric disorder and the Veteran has not been diagnosed with or treated for these conditions during or approximate to the current claim.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018193
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