The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a back disability, but denied service connection for a right hip disability and nerve damage as secondary to a back disability.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of the acquired psychiatric disorder and back disability were shown to have their onset during active-duty service, meeting all three prongs of service connection. The right hip and nerve damage claims were not supported by evidence of current disabilities or nexus to service.

Claimed conditions

Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include MDD, panic disorder, and alcohol abuse disorder, Back disability, to include lumbalgia, lumbar and thoracic back pain, and mild DJD

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

100%

Decision date

March 4, 2025

Citation

A25019274

Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine