The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the evidence persuasively supports a link between the Veteran's current condition and his active military service. The obstructive sleep apnea claim was remanded due to insufficient medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The May 2023 VA examiner's opinion did not support a connection between the Veteran's OSA and any in-service toxic exposures, but further examination is needed to consider other theories of service connection for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, Obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25027035
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 772 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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