The Board denied service connection for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded the claim for bilateral elbow tendonitis for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of OCD, while an examination is needed to determine if there is a relationship between any elbow condition and service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), bilateral elbow tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25029496
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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 31, 2018, for the award of service connection for OCD because the Veteran continuously pursued his claim.
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